Bowshot
ahd-5
noun.
The distance that an arrow can be shot.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A shot from a bow.
noun.
The distance traversed by an arrow in its flight from a bow.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act of
firing
an
arrow
from a
bow
Word Usage
"So the King bade them retire a bowshot from the horse; whereupon quoth its owner, “O King, see thou; I am about to mount my horse and charge upon thy host and scatter them right and left and split their hearts asunder.”"
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