crossbow![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a tiller and fitted with tension and trigger mechanisms.
stirrup ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device used to hold the crossbow in a vertical position when stretching the bowstring.
pulley block ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device made up of cords, cables or chains and a double pulley system that increases the bowstring’s tension.
bowstring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fibers secured to the bow that are stretched to fire a bolt.
bolt ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Projectile ending in a point with four sides.
trigger ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that launches the shot by lowering the nut.
crank ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that rotates to tighten the pulley block cord.
pulley ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small wheel on which the pulley block cord turns when the crank is turned.
tiller ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece that supports the bow and anchors the tension and trigger mechanisms.
nut ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece that holds the stretched bowstring in one of its grooves.
groove ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Notch in the tiller holding the bolt and guiding it toward the target.
bow ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Principal part of a crossbow; it bends when the bowstring is stretched to fire a bolt.