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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Flying the Flag of England, the village emphasizes ritualism, isolationism, and masculinity through archery.
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Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
One of the star events is ice archery, where competitors draw arrows blunted with bulbous heads and fire them roughly 150-feet across a frozen pitch of ice.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Apollo, the god of archery and the son of Zeus, was venerated both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
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Located on 600 acres about an hour and a half north of Lake Tahoe, the property offers horseback riding, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and archery in its scenic forested setting.
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Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
One of the star events is ice archery, where competitors draw arrows blunted with bulbous heads and fire them roughly 150-feet across a frozen pitch of ice.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Apollo, the god of archery and the son of Zeus, was venerated both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Located on 600 acres about an hour and a half north of Lake Tahoe, the property offers horseback riding, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and archery in its scenic forested setting.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
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“Archery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archery. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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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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