bowshot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bowshot
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bow 2, shot 1
Example Sentences
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At the distance of a long bowshot from the village, the scene was terrifying.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
It made for slow going, and all the ironbom were well aware of how exposed they were, well within bowshot of the bog devils and their poisoned arrows.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
They had escaped the attack Fflewddur expected, but a column of horsemen bearing torches passed within bowshot of them.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
The opposite point seems more a tongue of land you’d touch with a good bowshot, at the narrows.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
They did not halt until they were out of bowshot from the walls.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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