arrows

British

/ ˈærəʊz /

noun

(functioning as singular) an informal name for darts

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His voice was tight as he shot another volley of arrows.

From Literature

And on those horses were soldiers dressed in red-and-gold tunics, with spears and swords and bows and arrows.

From Literature

To get older, wiser and have your skin thickened by all the slings and arrows?

From The Wall Street Journal

The presence of the same plant poison on both ancient and more recent arrows suggests that this knowledge was passed down across countless generations.

From Science Daily

"But—" Rowan burst out, "it was there! A drawing of the Mountain. And words and arrows . . . and a track marked in red, leading to the cloud and above it! It was!"

From Literature

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