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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Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson is the site of the Games’ archery and rugby events.
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
There’s bowling in this one, too, but also archery, baseball, basketball, boxing, golf, and tennis.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
The resort is also home to a 27-hole championship golf course, an expansive wellness spa, and a seasonal dude ranch pop-up program with horseback riding and archery lessons.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The Paralympics have their roots in a British hospital for World War II veterans with spinal injuries, which organized a wheelchair archery competition — called the Stoke Mandeville Games — in conjunction with the 1948 Olympics in London.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
There’s bowling in this one, too, but also archery, baseball, basketball, boxing, golf, and tennis.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
The resort is also home to a 27-hole championship golf course, an expansive wellness spa, and a seasonal dude ranch pop-up program with horseback riding and archery lessons.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The Paralympics have their roots in a British hospital for World War II veterans with spinal injuries, which organized a wheelchair archery competition — called the Stoke Mandeville Games — in conjunction with the 1948 Olympics in London.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Archery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archery. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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