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(ir′s̸hät′)

noun

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

Origin: by analogy with bowshot

See earshot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The range within which sound can be heard by the unaided ear; hearing distance: listened until the parade was out of earshot.

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