noun
- the distance that an arrow can be shot from a bow
- shots fired from a bow; arrows shot
Usage: archaic; historical
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The castle was built within two bowshots of the river.
- Medieval archers could hit targets at several bowshots away.
- The enemy was still three bowshots distant.
- They measured the field in bowshots rather than yards.
- The hunters released their bowshots at the deer.
- Multiple bowshots missed their mark in the dim light.