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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Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 2 May 2024
The luxury mountain resort and 2023 World’s Best Awards winner offers activities like archery lessons and snow tubing, a pub with arcade games and a bowling alley, a kids club, and direct access to hiking paths and groomed slopes.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
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“Archery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archery. Accessed 8 May. 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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