draw weight

collocation in English

meaningsofdrawandweight

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draw
noun
uk
/drɔː/us
/drɑː/
someone or something that a lot of people are ...
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weight
noun
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition ofdrawandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdraw weight

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This is a small market and excludes bows with rubber suction pads which could not do any harm as they do not have enoughdrawweightto hurt anything.
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Taking, for safety— to take account of fluctuations in batches—adrawweightof 3 lbs, that justifies the figure of 1·4 kg, which appears in clause 5.
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Most bows have little to no let-off and not muchdrawweight.
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Replica bows using the original dimensions have been measured to between 100 and 130 poundsdrawweight.
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Therefore, little energy is stored in the first half of the draw, and much more energy at the end where thedrawweightis heaviest.
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This bow can be bought at 10-40 or 20-50 poundsdrawweight.
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This leads to a higherdrawweightin order to store the same amount of energy.
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Modern reproductions indicate an effective range of about and adrawweightof 55 lb.
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In bows drawn and held by hand, the maximumdrawweightis determined by the strength of the archer.
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This reduces stacking: the exponential increase indrawweightat longer draw lengths.
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It should be remembered, however, that accuracy is also related to a bow'sdrawweight, as well as how well an archer handles it.
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The force required to hold the string stationary at full draw is often used to express the power of a bow, and is known as itsdrawweight, or weight.
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Thedrawweightwas thus dramatically increased.
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It's therefore imperative, particularly for beginner archers, to never overestimate their capabilities, and to choose adrawweightthat is appropriate for their body build and level of experience.
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