Bowshot

//ˈbəʊʃɒt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of firing an arrow from a bow.

    "It is, however, interesting in connection with that fact to remember that the last bowshot in English warfare was fired during the Civil War."

  2. 2
    The distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel.

    "If you will obligingly, set up your armour targets within a shortened range, say, for instance, a Robin Hood bowshot of 200 yards, you shall see what the brute force of the old smooth-bore will do."

Etymology

From bow + shot.

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