archery

[ ahr-chuh-ree ]

noun

1. the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
2. archers collectively, as in an army.
3. the equipment of an archer, as bows and arrows.

archery

/ ˈɑːtʃərɪ /

noun

1. the art or sport of shooting with bows and arrows
2. archers or their weapons collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of archery¹

1350–1400; Middle English archerye < Middle French archerie, equivalent to arch ( i ) er archer + -ie -y ³

Example Sentences

Kids learning archery lose arrows at a frightening rate, so I ordered six extra for each bow.

From Outside Online

The odds that my sister actually lets him use this thing are slim, but that at least means he’ll be looking forward to archery lessons during my next visit.

From Outside Online

Wolfe has started a hunter fitness program in which participants do backpack-weighted hiking workouts and a circuit of intervals with archery practice in between.

From Popular-Science

Hanes, 52, is a fitness and archery expert who started bowhunting in his early 20s.

From Popular-Science

Tom Clum, a renowned archery coach and the owner of Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, has also created an online learning series that I highly recommend.

From Outside Online

One fellow explained to me that archery has replaced the tired bars and lounges of his weekly ‘date nights’ with his girlfriend.

From The Daily Beast

Real nerds can even dress up in character costume for their archery lesson for a cost of £25 per person.

From The Daily Beast

Every afternoon she was at the archery field doing it like all my other students.

From The Daily Beast

So many movies are so bad at making archery look right and believable.

From The Daily Beast

How does the archery community feel about the movie and the way it portrays the sport?

From The Daily Beast

Most Korean gentlemen had private archery grounds and targets in the gardens near their houses.

From Project Gutenberg

The master heard this observation, and said to his disciples: 'What shall I practise, charioteering or archery?

From Project Gutenberg

Val chatted about the school Commencement, about the new archery club, and how "horrid much" the bows and arrows cost.

From Project Gutenberg

The dancing was followed by archery, the target being a small banana stem at some thirty paces.

From Project Gutenberg

He practiced archery, wrestling, and handling the iron club, until he was not afraid of anybody or anything.

From Project Gutenberg

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