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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Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The Police & Fire Championships will bring together thousands of first responders from across the country for competitions in more than 40 sports, also including baseball, track and field, archery, water polo, billiards, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, dodgeball and new additions including Hyrox.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Clay shooting and archery add to the country house vibe.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Those sports are archery, wrestling and bareback horse riding — disciplines that trace directly to the steppe traditions Mongolian culture is built on.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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“Archery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archery. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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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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