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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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 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
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
Since the Troubled Times, all roads bad been cleared of undergrowth for the distance of a bowshot an either side—but this glade, on account of peculiarities in the terrain, had been overlooked.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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
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