archery
English
Etymology
From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ärchərē, IPA(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/, /ɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/
Audio (RP) (file) - Hyphenation: arch‧er‧y
Noun
archery (countable and uncountable, plural archeries)
- (uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
- (countable) A group of archers.
Derived terms
- archery tag
- para-archery
Related terms
- archer
Translations
the practice
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a group of archers
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See also
- bowman
- bowmanship
- toxophilite