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archerythe sport or skill of shooting arrows with a bow

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the sport or skill of shooting arrows with a bow

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɑːrtʃəri/

Korean meaning: 활과 화살로 과녁을 맞히는 스포츠나 기술

Korean pronunciation: **아**처리

Example Sentences

  • Robin Hood was legendary for his archery skills and could split an arrow in half.
  • My archery instructor told me to 'aim for the gold,' but I kept hitting the grass instead.
  • Archery requires patience, precision, and the ability to ignore people saying 'Just point and shoot!'

archery

NOUN

//ˈɑːrtʃəri//

the sport or skill of shooting arrows with a bow

archery concept
💡 Concept

An athlete demonstrates perfect archery form while aiming at the target

archery rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the heat of archery, beware of treachery.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɑːrtʃəri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɑːtʃəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootarch
Suffix--ery

Origin

라틴어 'arcus(활)'에서 유래된 고대 프랑스어 'archier(궁수)'가 영어로 들어와 활쏘기 자체를 뜻하는 단어가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

treacherylecherydebauchery
treachery
lechery
debauchery

🔗Collocations

traditional archery
practice archery
archery competition
archery range
archery equipment
Olympic archery

📝Examples

Robin Hood was legendary for his archery skills and could split an arrow in half.

😄 Fun example

My archery instructor told me to 'aim for the gold,' but I kept hitting the grass instead.

😄 Fun example

Archery requires patience, precision, and the ability to ignore people saying 'Just point and shoot!'

Modern archery equipment includes compound bows with advanced stabilization systems.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

bowmanshiptoxophilybow shooting

Antonyms

marksmanshipgunmanship

Related

archerbowarrowquivertargetbowstring

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