archery

Meaning

1. The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
2. A group of archers.

Synonyms

toxophily

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toxology

Hyphenated as

arch‧er‧y

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: archerie

In summary

From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.

Sentences

In Switzerland's fourth appearance in Olympic archery , two women competed .