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How to spell arrow

hear itar·row/'æroʊ/nounLong vowels

What it means: A projectile shot from a bow.

In a sentence: The archer shot an arrow at the target.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double r. Often misspelled as arow or arro.

Same family: arrows, arrowhead, arrowed, arrow-shape, indicator. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Arrow” comes from Old English *arwe* or *earh*, related to Old Norse *ör* and German *Pfeil*, all referring to a projectile shot from a bow. Over time, the word also came to mean a simple directional mark, like the arrows we use on signs and diagrams today.

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