bowshot

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the distance over which an arrow can be shot effectively from a bow

   The village stood less than a bowshot beyond the narrow pass.

2. 2
   noun

   the act of shooting an arrow from a bow

   The chronicler described it as the final bowshot of the battle.

A compound of bow + shot. The distance sense arose naturally from using a single shot by an archer as an approximate measure of range.

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