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DictionaryarcheryShooting with a bow
noun

archery

AR-cher-ee/ˈɑːrtʃəri/

The sport or skill of shooting arrows with a bow.

The woman practices archery, drawing her bow toward the distant target.

A young adult East Asian woman practices archery, holding a bow at full draw with a nocked arrow aimed toward a simple target downrange.
Etymology
archerOld Frencharcher; bow-maker
+yOld Frenchactivity or practice

The word names the archer’s practice: using a bow and arrow. Its base also once meant a bow-maker, linking the skill to the person who made or used the bow.

In context

LY Manhwa Recap78:03
Snap A light sound. I tilted my head slightly. The bowstring had inadvertently been drawn to breaking. I sighed, set down the training bow, and glanced at the panel. Skill Archery. Proficient. Progress 68 out of 100.
My Father Was Crippled, My Clan Abandoned Us, and I Awakened a Hunting Skill System

More examples

  • She practices archery every weekend.
  • The festival includes an archery competition.
  • A steady stance is important in archery.

Similar words

bowhunting
Uses a bow to hunt rather than necessarily target shooting.