archery

ˈɑrtʃəri

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Definition of archery - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

target contestsport of shooting arrows with a bow

She won the gold medal in archery at the Olympics..

range squad

Rare

group of archers

Rare

The archery competed in the national tournament.

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sport of shooting arrows with a bow

Expressions with archery

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archery tag

game combining archery and dodgeball

We played archery tag at the park.

Origin of archery

Latin, arcus (bow)

Terms with archery included in their meaning

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bow and arrow

archery

weapon with a bow and arrows for shooting

bow

archery

weapon for shooting arrows with a curved wood

arrow

archery

projectile with a shaft, point, and tail shot from a bow

hit a bull's-eye

archery

perfect shot hitting the center of a target

hit the bull's-eye

archery

make a successful shot in archery or shooting

compound bow

archery

modern bow with pulleys and cables for archery

gold

archery

bullseye of an archery target

loose

archery

shoot an arrow or missile

Examples of archery in a sentence

He practices archery every weekend at the local range.
The archery gathered for practice every weekend.
Our school's archery won several medals.

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French:tir à l'arc, archers, ...
German:Bogenschießen, Bogenschützen, ...
Italian:tiro con l'arco, arcieri, ...
Spanish:arquería, escuadra de arquería, ...
Portuguese:tiro com arco, equipe de tiro com arco, ...
Chinese:射箭, 射箭队, ...
Japanese:アーチェリー, ...
Arabic:رِمَايَة السِّهَام, فَرِيق الرِّمَايَة, ...
Hebrew:קַשָּׁתוּת, קְבוּצַת קַשָּׁתִים, ...
Russian:стрельба из лука, лучники, ...
Ukrainian:стрільба з лука, команда лучників, ...
Hindi:तीरंदाजी, तीरंदाज समूह, ...
Bengali:ধনুর্বিদ্যা, তীরন্দাজ দল, ...
Catalan:tir amb arc, equip d'arqueria, ...
Czech:lukostřelba, oddíl, ...
Danish:bueskydning, bueskytter, ...
Dutch:boogschieten, boogschutters, ...
Greek:τοξοβολία, ομάδα τοξοβολίας, ...
Hungarian:íjászat, íjászcsapat, ...
Khmer:កីឡាបាញ់ធ្នូ, ក្រុមអ្នកបាញ់ធ្នូ, ...
Korean:양궁, 궁수 팀, ...
Persian:تیراندازی با کمان, تیراندازان, ...
Polish:łucznictwo, drużyna łucznicza, ...
Portuguese (BR):tiro com arco, equipe de arco e flecha, ...
Romanian:arhie, echipă de tir cu arcul, ...
Swedish:bågskytte, bågskyttelag, ...
Thai:ยิงธนู, กลุ่มนักยิงธนู, ...
Turkish:okçuluk, okçular, ...
Vietnamese:bắn cung, nhóm cung thủ, ...

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