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earshot
[ eer-shot ]
/ ˈɪərˌʃɒt /
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noun
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
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earshot
/ (ˈɪəˌʃɒt) /
noun
the range or distance within which sound may be heard (esp in the phrases within earshot, out of earshot)
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