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Crossbowmen meaning

plural of crossbowman

Using Crossbowmen

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of crossbowman
  • In the example corpus, crossbowmen often appears in combinations such as: the crossbowmen, crossbowmen and, or crossbowmen.

Context around Crossbowmen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

allowing 1× unmounted 1× professional 1× mercenary 1× few 1×

Often after:

corps 1× supported 1×

Sentence patterns with Crossbowmen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a few crossbowmen and slingers 1× and unmounted crossbowmen often mixed 1× archers or crossbowmen with about 1× combined with crossbowmen whose weapons 1× effort allowing crossbowmen to aim 1× gunners and crossbowmen supported by 1× guns or crossbowmen that could 1× of professional crossbowmen 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bows could be 1× in the armies 1× john built up 1× mounted knights armed 1× of the great 1× that genoa on 1×

Common sentence endings:

in battle formations 1× most knights armor 1× of professional crossbowmen 1× pikes and flails 1× relatives and supporters 1× schnerb as doubtful 1×

Words around Crossbowmen

Just before it in the word index:

crossbowettes 2 crossbow 112 crossborder 3 crossbones 14 crossbody 95 crossbenchers 9

Just after it in the word index:

crossbows 46 crossbred 11 crossbreds 3 crossbreed 17 crossbreeding 8 crossbreeds 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Crossbowmen

  • In this selection, "crossbowmen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allowing, unmounted, professional, corps and supported stand out and add context to how "crossbowmen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a few crossbowmen and slingers and and unmounted crossbowmen often mixed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "crossbowmen" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with crossbowmen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These contained guns or crossbowmen that could fire through gun-slits. (11 words)

There were probably a few crossbowmen and slingers in with the archers. (12 words)

John built up a strong team of engineers for siege warfare and a substantial force of professional crossbowmen. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Of the great royal office holders, France lost her Constable, Admiral, Master of the Crossbowmen and prévôt of the marshals.sfn The baillis of nine major northern towns were killed, often along with their sons, relatives and supporters. (38 words)

These heavy wagon were given protective sides with firing slits and heavy firepower from either a cannon or a force of hand-gunners and crossbowmen, supported by infantry using pikes and flails. (32 words)

The army consisted of cavalry, infantry, and archers or crossbowmen, with about equal numbers of cavalry and archers and the foot soldiers equal in number to the other two types combined. (31 words)

Example sentences (11)

Bows could be kept taut and ready to shoot for some time with little effort, allowing crossbowmen to aim better.

In the armies of Europe, citation mounted and unmounted crossbowmen, often mixed with slingers, javelineers and archers, occupied a central position in battle formations.

John built up a strong team of engineers for siege warfare and a substantial force of professional crossbowmen.

Mounted knights armed with lances proved ineffective against formations of pikemen combined with crossbowmen whose weapons could penetrate most knights' armor.

Of the great royal office holders, France lost her Constable, Admiral, Master of the Crossbowmen and prévôt of the marshals.sfn The baillis of nine major northern towns were killed, often along with their sons, relatives and supporters.

That Genoa on its own could have put several thousand mercenary crossbowmen at the disposal of the French monarch is described by Schnerb as "doubtful".

The army consisted of cavalry, infantry, and archers or crossbowmen, with about equal numbers of cavalry and archers and the foot soldiers equal in number to the other two types combined.

The rank of commanding officer of the crossbowmen corps was one of the highest positions in any army of this time.

There were probably a few crossbowmen and slingers in with the archers.

These contained guns or crossbowmen that could fire through gun-slits.

These heavy wagon were given protective sides with firing slits and heavy firepower from either a cannon or a force of hand-gunners and crossbowmen, supported by infantry using pikes and flails.

Common combinations with crossbowmen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "crossbowmen" in a sentence?
An example: "Bows could be kept taut and ready to shoot for some time with little effort, allowing crossbowmen to aim better." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "crossbowmen" from authentic English texts.
What does "crossbowmen" mean?
Crossbowmen means: plural of crossbowman
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