Definitions

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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Archery, judo, para equestrian, sitting volleyball, wheelchair tennis The PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program has a full calendar of camps and classes for ages 5 to 17.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

According to World Archery, this may have been the first time a Robin Hood arrow was ever filmed in competition.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

His wife, Kathleen, barely mentions politics while overseeing archery lessons at Hoot & Holler Archery, their store in Bossier City in northern Louisiana.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2023

In 1923, she married James Earl Carter, a successful farmer, who maintained a farm at their home in Archery, Ga., and a peanut farm in Plains three miles away.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2023

Archery was the only thing Frank was good at.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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