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bow ![click to hear : bow click to hear : bow](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Weapon with a wooden or metal shaft that bends when the bowstring is stretched to fire arrows.
upper limb ![click to hear : upper limb click to hear : upper limb](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Limb: the flexible part that stores potential energy when the bow is bent.
bowstring ![click to hear : bowstring click to hear : bowstring](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Fibers secured to the bow that are stretched to fire an arrow.
lower limb ![click to hear : lower limb click to hear : lower limb](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Limb: the flexible part that stores potential energy when the bow is bent.
nock ![click to hear : nock click to hear : nock](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Notch in the end of the limbs to take the bowstring knot.
handle ![click to hear : handle click to hear : handle](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part between the two limbs; it is used to grip the bow.
back ![click to hear : back click to hear : back](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part of the bow opposite the bowstring.
arrow ![click to hear : arrow click to hear : arrow](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Projectile fired by a bow or a crossbow; it consists of a shank, a point and a heel with a notch and fletching.
modern bow ![click to hear : modern bow click to hear : modern bow](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Bow with pulleys, which increase the power of the shot.