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Parthian_shot
Parthian shot
English
Noun
Parthian
shot
(
plural
Parthian shots
)
(
historical
)
A
Parthian
military
maneuver
where
archers
on
horseback
turned their bodies back to
shoot
at the
pursuing
enemy.
See also
parting shot
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