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    In archery, the shape of the bow is usually taken to be the view from the side. It is the product of the complex relationship of material stresses, designed...
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    archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more energy...
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    bows exist. These include: notable bow types Straight-stem bow plumb bow raked bow flared bow clipper bow or "Aberdeen bow" Bulbous bow Inverted bow Ram...
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    warranties. Bow shape Bow (weapon) Binary cam Crossbow English longbow Flatbow Horse archer Yumi Self bow Cable-backed bow Laminated bow Composite bow Paterson...
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    The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). Humans used bows and...
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  • ability to make 14 kn (26 km/h) for a full hour. Only the knife-like bow shape betrays the expectation of the designer that these boats would not operate...
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    A composite bow is a traditional bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together, a form of laminated bow. The horn is on the belly, facing the...
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    ordinary bow shape. The LEADGE (or LEAding eDGE) bow is a non-bulbous bow that fills in between the bulb and the Ax to form a straight and vertical bow, slightly...
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    Crossbow (redirect from Cross-bow)
    crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called...
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    necessarily the same Bowtie shape, in two dimensions Atmospheric reentry apparatus Centerbody of an inlet cone in ramjets Bow shape Bow curve Bullet Nose an...
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