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eyeshot

American  
[ahy-shot] / ˈaɪˌʃɒt /

noun

  1. range of vision; view.

    The ship passed within eyeshot.

  2. Archaic. a glance.


eyeshot British  
/ ˈaɪˌʃɒt /

noun

  1. range of vision; view

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eyeshot

First recorded in 1590–1600; eye + shot 1

Example Sentences

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Not every tent is in eyeshot of a guard post.

From Washington Times Nov. 23, 2022

One other marker of that commitment: Karen Robins, the brothers’ mom, has moved into a houseboat on Lake Union within eyeshot of the office, and often visits her sons for lunch.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2021

Along with other clips presented to the Senate, we saw a security clip showing Sen. Mitt Romney coming within eyeshot of rioters.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2021

The decorated pilot will be buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on Sunday, virtually within eyeshot of the Point Loma house where his children grew up.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2017

As soon as she was out of eyeshot of her mother, she ducked behind the butcher’s store and doubled back, heading south behind the row of shops.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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