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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He�s a deadly bowshot, and the 20 acres he hunts is crawling with deer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
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
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
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