earshot
[eer-shot]
noun
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
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Origin of earshot
Also called earreach.
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earshot
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earshot
c.1600, from ear (n.1) + shot (n.) in the sense of "range" (e.g. bowshot).
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