bowshot

[ boh-shot ]

/ ˈboʊˌʃɒt /

noun

the distance a bow sends an arrow.

Origin of bowshot

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bow², shot¹

Words nearby bowshot

bowse, bowser, bowser bag, Bowser boat, bow shock, bowshot, bowsie, bowsprit, Bow Street, Bow Street runner, bowstring

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Example sentences from the Web for bowshot

Half-way between his own line and that of the Phoenicians, but out of bowshot of either, he halted.
Elissa|H. Rider Haggard
Lille's-hill, the Hill of Lilla, the Saxon, stands but a bowshot off from the church.
Nooks and Corners of Shropshire|H. Thornhill Timmins
Yet we were ordered to march forward, for we should again be on firm ground at the distance of about half a bowshot.
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)|Bernal Diaz del Castillo
Half a bowshot from the gate the cavalcade met Cæsar's suite.
Lucretia Borgia|Ferdinand Gregorovius

What say you, Assarac—can we creep on a bowshot nearer to make sure?
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for bowshot

bowshot

/ (ˈbəʊˌʃɒt) /

noun

the distance an arrow travels from the bow

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单词	bowshot
释义	bowshot [ boh-shot ] / ˈboʊˌʃɒt / noun the distance a bow sends an arrow. Origin of bowshot Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bow², shot¹ Words nearby bowshot bowse, bowser, bowser bag, Bowser boat, bow shock, bowshot, bowsie, bowsprit, Bow Street, Bow Street runner, bowstring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bowshot Half-way between his own line and that of the Phoenicians, but out of bowshot of either, he halted. Elissa\|H. Rider Haggard Lille's-hill, the Hill of Lilla, the Saxon, stands but a bowshot off from the church. Nooks and Corners of Shropshire\|H. Thornhill Timmins Yet we were ordered to march forward, for we should again be on firm ground at the distance of about half a bowshot. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)\|Bernal Diaz del Castillo Half a bowshot from the gate the cavalcade met Cæsar's suite. Lucretia Borgia\|Ferdinand Gregorovius What say you, Assarac—can we creep on a bowshot nearer to make sure? Sarchedon\|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville British Dictionary definitions for bowshot bowshot / (ˈbəʊˌʃɒt) / noun the distance an arrow travels from the bow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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