ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English boweshot, from bowe bow + shot — more at bow III
: the distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow : the effective range of a bow
waiting for the foe to come within bowshot
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English boweshot, from bowe bow + shot — more at bow III
: the distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow : the effective range of a bow
waiting for the foe to come within bowshot
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012