recurve
Example Sentences
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The archery ranking rounds with the compound and recurve bows are being held this morning Tokyo time as well, setting up how the competition will unfold on later days.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 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
She is now the world number one in the women's recurve category and a strong candidate for a medal in Tokyo.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2021
But when he turned 21, a friend gave him a Hungarian recurve horseback bow.
From New York Times • May 31, 2018
When moist the peristome closes hygrometrically over the orifice more or less; when drier the teeth or processes commonly bend outward or recurve; and then the spores more readily escape.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
