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English Dictionary: arrow	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for arrow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arrow n a mark to indicate a direction or relation [syn: arrow, pointer] a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrow \Ar"row\, n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. [94]r, [94]rvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. {Arc}.] A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow. {Broad arrow}. (a) An arrow with a broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.