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archery

[ahr-chuh-ree] / ˈɑr tʃə ri /
NOUN
weapon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas
STRONG
arbalest arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade
WEAK
anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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To get all-day care all summer long, Spillman registered her son for some 20 different camp sessions, focused on everything from cartooning to sculpture and archery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Carragher took an archery course in addition to the group training.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Meanwhile, two-time Olympic champion rower Helen Glover was made an OBE for services to the sport at the ceremony, while Paralympic archery champion Jodie Grinham was made an MBE.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

Dre in a lot of ways—self-taught, can play a trumpet, might qualify for the Olympics in archery, can play a piano—self-taught.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2025

So I give up trying to make friends and go over to the archery range for some sanity.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.