• (RP) IPA: /ˈæɹ.əʊ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈæɹ.oʊ/, /ˈɛəɹ.oʊ/, /ˈɛɹ.oʊ/

arrow (plural arrows)

1. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
   • 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “[(please specify the book title).] The Thirde Booke of the Historie of Ireland, Comprising the Raigne of Henry the Eyght: [...].”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: Imprinted [by Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, OCLC 55195564 ↗, pages 77–78 ↗, column 2:

     The Citizens in their rage, imagining that euery poſt in the Churche had bin one of y{{sup

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175 ↗:

     Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

2. A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. →).
3. (graph theory) A directed edge.
4. (colloquial, darts) A dart.
   • 2014, John Eaton, It's Gonna Rain All Night (page 182)

     The second arrow flew through the air in a drunken parabolic curve and nestled just below the previous dart. Twenty!
     “Good arrows!” came from all around the room. Total silence came from the opposition corner.

5. (computing) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
6. (botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.

• (projectile) streal
• (in graph theory) arc, directed edge

• French: flèche
• German: Pfeil
• Italian: freccia
• Portuguese: flecha, seta
• Russian: стрела́
• Spanish: flecha, saeta

• French: flèche
• German: Pfeil
• Italian: freccia
• Portuguese: seta
• Russian: стре́лка
• Spanish: flecha

arrow (arrows, present participle arrowing; past and past participle arrowed)

1. (intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow)
2. (transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly
3. (intransitive, botany, of a sugar cane plant) To develop an inflorescence.
4. (computing, intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys.

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