Collocations for arrow - noun
1. weapon
ADJ.
poison/poisoned
QUANT.
hail, volley
A hail of arrows descended from the tower.
A hail of arrows descended from the tower.
VERB + ARROW
fire, shoot
ARROW + VERB
hit sb/sth
The arrow hit its target.
The arrow hit its target.
miss (sb/sth)
She aimed carefully at the tree but the arrow missed.
She aimed carefully at the tree but the arrow missed.
ARROW + NOUN
head (also ‘arrowhead’) | slit
the arrow slits in the castle''s battlements
the arrow slits in the castle''s battlements
PHRASES
a bow and arrow
The people used bows and arrows for hunting.
The people used bows and arrows for hunting.
2. symbol
ADJ.
left, right | down, up
The down arrow indicates rain.
The down arrow indicates rain.
broken, curved
The old road is shown on the map by broken arrows.
The old road is shown on the map by broken arrows.
VERB + ARROW
follow
Follow the red arrows to get to the camp reception.
Follow the red arrows to get to the camp reception.
ARROW + VERB
denote sth, indicate sth, mark sth, point, show sth
You will see an arrow pointing to the left.
You will see an arrow pointing to the left.
ARROW + NOUN
key
You can scroll through the text using the up and down arrow keys.
You can scroll through the text using the up and down arrow keys.