A
bow's cast is the distance it can shoot an
arrow
An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers ...
in
archery.
[''World Book Encyclopedia'', 1972.]
References
Archery
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