arrow

¹

[ar-oh]

noun

1. a slender, straight, generally pointed missile or weapon made to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight.

2. anything resembling an arrow in form, function, or character.

3. a linear figure having a wedge-shaped end, as one used on a map or architectural drawing, to indicate direction or placement.

4. Astronomy.,  Arrow, the constellation Sagitta.

5. broad arrow.

verb (used with object)

1. to indicate the proper position of (an insertion) by means of an arrow (often followed byin ).

   to arrow in a comment between the paragraphs.

Arrow

²

[ar-oh]

noun

1. Kenneth Joseph, 1921–2017, U.S. economist: Nobel Prize 1972.

arrow

/ ˈærəʊ /

noun

1. a long slender pointed weapon, usually having feathers fastened at the end as a balance, that is shot from a bow

2. any of various things that resemble an arrow in shape, function, or speed, such as a sign indicating direction or position

Other Word Forms

• arrowless adjective
• arrowlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrow¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English arewe, arwe, Old English earh; cognate with Old Norse ǫr (plural ǫrvar ), Gothic arhwazna; unattested Germanic arhwō (feminine), akin to Latin arcus (genitive arcūs ) “bow, arc”; thus unattested Latin arku- “bow,” and unattested pre-Germanic arku-ā “belonging to the bow”; arc

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrow¹

Old English arwe; related to Old Norse ör, Gothic arhvazna, Latin arcus bow, _arch ¹

Example Sentences

There are lane arrows in some of the floorboards while original lane numbers are painted on the basement girders of the back-of-house spaces.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearby, fist-sized stones form the phone’s number along with a huge arrow pointing to the booth.

From Los Angeles Times

The trophy features many nods from the 60-year-old musician, including a hand-drawn “cresting wave” illustration and an arrow and mod symbol — an allusion to Vedder’s tribute to the Who on his personal guitar.

From Los Angeles Times

Her Wendy is an arrow flying into dangerous places with a child’s delusions of immortality.

From Salon

“It’s almost like I spin the wheel and wherever the arrow lands, that’s where I start,” he explains.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cursor 
• dart 
• missile 
• projectile