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earshot definition

ear·shot (ir′s̸hät′)

noun

the distance within which a sound, esp. that of the unaided human voice, can be heard; range of hearing

Etymology: by analogy with bowshot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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