A bowstring joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and...

snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, and viper's bowstring hemp, among other names. Until 2017, it was known under the synonym Sansevieria...

Bowstring is an unincorporated community in Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located 15 miles north of Deer...

contact the bowstring. To load an arrow for shooting (nocking an arrow), the archer places an arrow across the middle of the bow with the bowstring in the...

Bowstring Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2010 census. Bowstring Township took its name...

methods of making a bowstring exist, such as the 'endless loop' and 'Flemish twist'. Almost any fiber can be made into a bowstring. The author of Arab...

that is being flattened. Therefore, the design is also called a bowstring-arch or bowstring-girder bridge. The elimination of horizontal forces at the abutments...

the bowstring hieroglyph is used to define words of strength, hardness, durability, etc. The hieroglyphic language equivalent of the bowstring is "rwdj"...

Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge over Normans Kill in Albany, New York, United States, is one of the bowstring truss bridges introduced...

configuration. The bowstring truss bridge was patented in 1841 by Squire Whipple. While similar in appearance to a tied-arch bridge, a bowstring truss has diagonal...

as the Bowstring State Forest in 1963. It is named after Bowstring Lake, located within the forest. List of Minnesota state forests Bowstring State Forest...

of medieval arms and armour housed at Bowstring Castle. When he is found strangled by one of his own bowstrings, it is up to alcoholic detective John...

near the rear, and a slot at the rear end called a nock for engaging the bowstring. A container or bag carrying additional arrows for convenient reloading...

birds and it covers 654.07 km2 (252.54 sq mi) of habitat. The Concrete Bowstring Arch Bridge No. 734 is an abandoned concrete arch bridge over Plum Creek...

hooked around the bowstring just beneath the arrow and its grip reinforced with the first (sometimes second) finger. The bowstring rests against the inner...

Warriors Society (Ho'néhenótâxeo'o) for the Bowstring Men. The Crazy Dog Society developed out of the Bowstring Men in the 19th century through a vision...

The Caledonia Bowstring Bridge is a historic bridge in the village of Caledonia, Ohio, United States. Built in the 1870s but no longer in use, it has...

using a trigger to release the bowstring, rather than the archer's fingers. It is used to make the release of the bowstring quicker and reducing the amount...

whipping from the bowstring or the fletching of the arrow while shooting, and also prevents the loose sleeve from catching the bowstring. They normally only...

and Republic counties and has a wooden deck with a bowstring pony truss. It is a single-span Bowstring arch truss bridge which is 80 feet (24 m) long and...

Indian novelist who writes in English language. He is the author of 'A Bowstring Winter', 'Sons of Brahma', 'Luck'. Hazarika was born in Shillong, Meghalaya...

The Bowstring River is a river of Minnesota, USA. List of rivers of Minnesota 47°43′45″N 94°03′06″W / 47.7291181°N 94.0516050°W / 47.7291181; -94.0516050...

Bowstring Lake is an unorganized territory in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2010 census. According to the United...

Bridge was the world's first computer-designed bowstring arch bridge: 00:02:43  and double-decked bowstring arch bridge. The bridge is known for its difficult...

(Bowstring Records, 2001) Keep On Burning (Bowstring Records, 2002) Pledge of Allegiance (Bowstring Records, 2004) Ride the Restless Wind (Bowstring Records...

A chord (from the Latin chorda, meaning "bowstring") of a circle is a straight line segment whose endpoints both lie on a circular arc. If a chord were...

that it was painted in Malta in 1608. The subject of a sleeping Cupid, bowstring broken and arrows cast aside, usually signifies the abandonment of worldly...

tributary of the Bowstring River. List of rivers of Minnesota U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle River (Bowstring River tributary)...

could support. Any bowstring truss bridge that survives today is a miracle. Truss bridges are always intricate structures, but bowstring trusses are even...

the left elbow or wrist of an archer either to prevent chafing from the bowstring (tsuru: 弦) twanging back to position on the release of an arrow, or to...