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[[Image:Queenie_Newall.jpg|thumb|right|Queenie Newall at the 1908 [[Olympic Games]] with her bow]]
A '''bow''' is a semi-flexible strip of [[wood]] or other material, which is bent and put under tension by a [[string]] stretched between its ends. By pulling back the string a [[lateral]] force can be applied to an [[arrow]] or [[bolt]] which despatches the missile at high speed when released.
Historically bows were made of a single piece of wood, the [[England|English]] [[long-bow]] being made of [[yew]]. However, compound bows made of laminated strips and pre-shaped into an [[arc]] have proven to be more powerful.
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A '''bow''' is a semi-flexible strip of [[wood]] or other material, which is bent and put under tension by a [[string]] stretched between its ends. By pulling back the string a [[lateral]] force can be applied to an [[arrow]] or [[bolt]] which despatches the missile at high speed when released.
Historically bows were made of a single piece of wood, the [[England|English]] [[long-bow]] being made of [[yew]]. However, compound bows made of laminated strips and pre-shaped into an [[arc]] have proven to be more powerful.
[[Category:Military]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:History]]