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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cruysboge, cruysboghe, kruysbooghe. kruis (“cross”) + boog (“arc, arch, bow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrœy̯s.boːx/
- Hyphenation: kruis‧boog
Noun
kruisboog m (plural kruisbogen, diminutive kruisboogje n)
- crossbow
- Hij schoot een pijl af met zijn kruisboog. ― He shot an arrow with his crossbow.
- De kruisboog was een populair wapen in de middeleeuwen. ― The crossbow was a popular weapon in the Middle Ages.
- ogive
- De architect gebruikte een kruisboog ontwerp in de gotische kathedraal. ― The architect used an ogive design in the Gothic cathedral.
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