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Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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upper limb

Sports; Archery

The curved upper portion of a bow.

out of play

Sports; Soccer

when a ball is outside the boundaries of the field or play has been stopped by the referee.

vanes

Sports; Archery

See Fletching

periods

Sports; Soccer

the segments of time into which a game is divided; a regulation game played by adults consists of two 45-minutes halves.

v-bar

Sports; Archery

An attachment that helps to steady the bow when the archer is preparing to fire.

penetrate

Sports; Soccer

to advance the ball behind opposing defenders (between them and their goal).

velocity

Sports; Archery

The speed that an arrow travels; usually measured in feet-per-second or meters-per-second. The speed of an arrow shot from a recurve bow can travel at speeds over 150 miles ...

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