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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Also called earreach.

Origin of earshot

First recorded in 1600–10; ear1 + shot1

Words nearby earshot

earpiece, earplug, earreach, earring, ears are burning, one's, earshot, earsplitting, earth, earth almond, earth art, earth auger
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Words related to earshot

area, space, spectrum, field, length, scope, territory, dimension, matter, domain, confines, purview, neighborhood, sweep, hearing, sphere, radius, leeway, ambit

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British Dictionary definitions for earshot

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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