recurve
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When a storm does recurve, it often loses strength because of contact with colder water from the Baja California peninsula or the California coastline.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021
Ana Paula Vázquez, Mexico: Young archer who began her career using the compound bow, but who has since switched to the recurve bow.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021
Archery: In Paralympic archery, archers compete in two classes - Open and W1 - and there are two bows used, compound and recurve.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2016
On Thursday, reporters were given the chance to wield the Olympic-style recurve bow -- with mixed results.
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2012
For example, a loop with an appendage abutting upon its recurve between the shoulders and at right angles, as in illustration 56, will appear sometimes as in illustration 57 with the recurve totally destroyed.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)
