arrow
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
Other meanings
A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
A directed edge.
Synonyms
- pointer
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "earh".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “arrow” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.