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archery

[ahr-chuh-ree]

noun

  1. the art, practice, or skill of an archer.

  2. archers collectively, as in an army.

  3. the equipment of an archer, as bows and arrows.



archery

/ ˈɑːʃəɪ /

noun

  1. the art or sport of shooting with bows and arrows

  2. 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of archery1

1350–1400; Middle English archerye < Middle French archerie, equivalent to arch ( i ) er archer + -ie -y 3
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Carson will host para archery at the fields at Dignity Health Sports Park, wheelchair tennis at the tennis center and para cycling track in the Velodrome.

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Alice in Wonderland, for instance, was once envisioned as a walk-through attraction, to be placed across the way from an archery in Fantasyland.

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“From archery to water skiing, someone's getting high and doing that activity.”

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The latest plans placed archery in Dignity Health Sports Park, which is already hosting the rugby tournament.

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The 2028 program will include new mixed team medal opportunities in artistic gymnastics, track and field, golf, archery, table tennis and coastal rowing to create a record number of medal events.

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