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broken arrow

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A callout marker that consists of a dashed line with an arrowhead.
  2. noun Any of a series of accidental nuclear events in the Cold War, involving nuclear weapons or warheads fallen from aircrafts, which could have triggered a nuclear war.
  3. noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken,‎ arrow.

Similar words

arrowlet arrowhead arrow fat arrow bullet arrow key bullet-point bullet point dingbat straight arrow

Word family

Broken Arrow

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