arrow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mark to indicate a direction or relation
    pointer.
  2. noun a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

WordNet

Ar"row noun
Etymology
OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. ör, örvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.
Definitions
  1. A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.

Webster 1913