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[ ahr-chuh-ree ] / ˈɑr tʃə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR archery ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe art, practice, or skill of an archer. archers collectively, as in an army. the equipment of an archer, as bows and arrows. Origin of archery1350–1400; Middle English archerye<Middle French archerie, equivalent to arch(i)erarcher + -ie-y3 Words nearby archeryarcheometry, Archeozoic, Archeptolemus, archer, archerfish, archery, Arches, Arches National Park, archespore, archesporium, archetto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for archeryOne fellow explained to me that archery has replaced the tired bars and lounges of his weekly ‘date nights’ with his girlfriend. All the Grown-Up Hipsters Playing Kids’ Games|Daniel Genis|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Real nerds can even dress up in character costume for their archery lesson for a cost of £25 per person. Queen To Visit Westeros|Tom Sykes|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Every afternoon she was at the archery field doing it like all my other students. ‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST I can tell you from the archery community what archers think about this movie. ‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How does the archery community feel about the movie and the way it portrays the sport? ‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST "We are put behind the archery now," said David Griffith to his Welshmen. With the Black Prince|William Osborn Stoddard Of his exploits in archery Saxo has an account in his tenth book. Canute the Great|Laurence Marcellus Larson In Cazneau-street there was an archery lodge, a portion of which is still standing. Recollections of Old Liverpool|A Nonagenarian Many young men, sons of nobles and warriors, begged to become his pupils in archery. Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis Then, when the time was ripe, Mr. Ellsworth called him down into the field one day for a try at archery. Tom Slade at Temple Camp|Percy K. Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for archery
nounthe art or sport of shooting with bows and arrows archers or their weapons collectively Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to archerymachine gun, pistol, bomb, sword, tear gas, gun, missile, nerve gas, cannon, rifle, machete, ammunition, firearm, knife, shotgun, revolver, catapult, dagger, spear, bayonet |