bowshot

ˈboʊʃɑt

Definition

Definition of bowshot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

arrow distance

Dated

distance an arrow travels when shot

Dated

The castle was within a bowshot from the hill.

archery

Rare

act of shooting an arrow from a bow

Rare

The archer's bowshot was swift and accurate.

archery

shooting

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Origin of bowshot

Old English, boga (bow) + sceot (shot)

Examples of bowshot in a sentence

He could hit the target within a bowshot.
His bowshot reached the target effortlessly.
The competition required a precise bowshot.

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French:jet de flèche, tir à l'arc, ...
German:Bogenschussweite, Bogenschuss, ...
Italian:tiro di freccia, tiro, ...
Spanish:tiro de flecha, disparo de arco, ...
Portuguese:alcance da flecha, flechada, ...
Chinese:一箭之遥, 射箭动作, ...
Japanese:矢の射程, 弓射, ...
Arabic:رَمْيَة قَوْس, طَلْقَة قَوْس, ...
Hebrew:מֶרְחָק קְלִיעַת חֵץ, יְרִיַּת חֵץ, ...
Russian:дальность полета стрелы, стрельба из лука, ...
Ukrainian:постріл з лука, вистріл з лука, ...
Hindi:तीर की दूरी, तीरंदाजी, ...
Bengali:তীরের দূরত্ব, তীর ছোড়া, ...
Catalan:tirada de fletxa, tir amb arc, ...
Czech:dostřel šípu, výstřel z luku, ...
Danish:bueskud, buestik, ...
Dutch:boogschot, pijlenschot, ...
Greek:βολή, ρίψη βέλους, ...
Hungarian:nyíllövésnyi távolság, lövés, ...
Khmer:ចម្ងាយបាញ់ព្រួញ, ការបាញ់ព្រួញដោយធ្នូ, ...
Korean:화살 거리, 활쏘기, ...
Persian:تیررس, تیراندازی, ...
Polish:strzał z łuku, ...
Portuguese (BR):alcance de flecha, flechada, ...
Romanian:aruncătură de săgeată, săgetare, ...
Swedish:pilskott, pilsnabb, ...
Thai:ยิงธนู, การยิงธนู, ...
Turkish:ok atımı, ok atışı, ...
Vietnamese:tầm bắn cung, cú bắn cung, ...

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