noun
definition
The string of an archer's bow.
definition
The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
verb
definition
To strangle with a bowstring.
Examples of bowstring in a Sentence
For parabolic or bowstring girders, when r =8, the limiting span is 1280 ft.
Mark the location of the grip on the bowstring and unstring the bow.
We still make primitive, physiological preparations for battle, just like pulling back a bowstring.
The bowstring jig Some form of device is required to hold the bowstring in place as it is being made.
At the end of the bowstring jetty was a facility for loading liquid latex straight into road tankers.
Fle and his brother were seized and put to death, the instrument used being, according to Watson, the bowstring of Eastern story.
The next year, however, Toghrul Beg got rid of both his antagonists, Ibrahim being taken prisoner and strangled with the bowstring, while Basasiri fell in battle.
From some known examples, C varies from 1500 to 1800 for iron braced parallel or bowstring girders, and from 1200 to 1500 for similar girders of steel.