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单词 Cranequin
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Cranequin

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Crossbow

Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1500
Modern recurve crossbow
15th-century Wallarmbrust, a heavy crossbow used for siege defense.

A crossbow is a type of weapon based on the bow and consisting of a horizontal bow-like assembly mounted on a stock. It shoots projectiles called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which were derived from the word ballista, a torsion siege engine resembling a crossbow.

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