archery
noun
ar·chery
ˈär-chə-rē 
1
: the art, practice, or skill of shooting with bow and arrow
2
: an archer's weapons
3
: a body of archers
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The action hops from the streets of London to a monastery outside Ankara to Kraven’s Siberian taiga hideout, where Calypso puts her summer camp archery skills to good use with a crossbow.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Stutzman, who lives in Fairfield, set the record for para archery men's individual compound open event in Paris.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
In 2021, she was encouraged by members of the Indian army to take up archery and soon won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: Stutzman, who lives in Fairfield, set the record for para archery men's individual compound open event in Paris.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
In 2021, she was encouraged by members of the Indian army to take up archery and soon won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Archery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archery. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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archery
noun
ar·chery
ˈärch-(ə-)rē
: the art, practice, or skill of shooting with bow and arrow
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