recurve bow
English
Noun
recurve
bow
(
plural
recurve bows
)
(
weaponry
)
A bow whose two tips
curve
away from the
archer
when drawn, which gives the
shot
greater power and speed.
Translations
type of bow
Chinese:
Mandarin:
反曲弓
Dutch:
recurveboog
Finnish:
vastakaarijousi
French:
arc classique
m
Japanese:
リカーブボウ
Korean:
반곡궁(反曲弓)
(
ban'gokgung
)
,
리커브 보우
(
rikeobeu bou
)
Portuguese:
arco recurvo
m
Russian:
олимпийский лук
(
olimpijskij luk
)
Swedish:
rekurvbåge
See also
compound bow
selfbow