recurve
Example Sentences
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When a storm does recurve, it often loses strength because of contact with colder water from the Baja California peninsula or the California coastline.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021
Competitors use either recurve or compound bows, depending on the event.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2021
Ana Paula Vázquez, Mexico: Young archer who began her career using the compound bow, but who has since switched to the recurve bow.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021
On Thursday, reporters were given the chance to wield the Olympic-style recurve bow -- with mixed results.
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2012
The second recurve, however, need not be a continuation of—or even connected with—the first.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
