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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The suitors who held their feet, no longer under bowshot, could see a window high in a recess of the wall, a vent, lighting the passage to the storeroom.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
They were within a long bowshot, but the riders did not show themselves against the light, and the Orcs wasted many arrows shooting at the fires, until Uglúk stopped them.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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
Now they swooped near, venturing almost within bowshot of the walls, now they circled away.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
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