| 单词 | vegas round |
| 释义 | > as lemmasVegas round 38. Archery. A fixed number of arrows shot from a fixed distance. Frequently with distinguishing word, as National round, Vegas round, York round, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > archery > [noun] > contest > specific number of arrows to be shot end1801 round1856 1856 Field 1 Mar. 138/3 A friendly passage of arms between Messrs. Ford, Bramhall, and Moore, resulted in the following score—the double York round of 144 arrows at 100 yards, 96 at 80 yards, and 48 at 60 yards, being shot. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 373/2 Two days' shooting, or the result of a ‘double round’. 1879 M. Thompson & W. H. Thompson Archery 12 The ‘National Round’..consists of 48 arrows at 60 yards, and 24 arrows at 50 yards. 1924 Times 25 Aug. 8/5 All the ladies shot the National Round. The gentlemen shot the Double York Round. 1960 Archery (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 4/1 Targets are set up at one end of the ground, and ‘rounds’ of a predetermined number of arrows are shot from one or more fixed distances. 2004 Buffalo N.Y. News (Nexis) 14 Mar. c10 This day begins at 10 a.m. with either a 15-target outdoor 3-D match or an indoor Vegas round. < as lemmas |
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