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arrow noun [ ˈarəʊ ]

• a weapon consisting of a thin, straight stick with a sharp point, designed to be shot from a bow.
• "I've never used a bow and arrow"
Similar: shaft, bolt, dart, reed, quarrel,

arrow verb

• move or appear to move swiftly and directly.
• "lights arrowed down into the airport"
Origin: Old English arewe, arwe, from Old Norse.

as straight as an arrow

• perfectly straight, with no deviation.
"the road continues straight as an arrow"

time's arrow

• the direction of travel from past to future in time considered as a physical dimension.



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