"bowshot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bowshots [plural]
Etymology: bow + shot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bow|shot}} bow + shot Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowshot (plural bowshots)
  1. (archery) The act of firing an arrow from a bow. Categories (topical): Archery
    Sense id: en-bowshot-en-noun-nsD72~1t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. The distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel. Translations (distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel): նետընկեց (netənkecʻ) (Armenian), նետընկէց (netənkēcʻ) (Old Armenian), վտաւան (vtawan) (Old Armenian)
    Sense id: en-bowshot-en-noun-ucJawV5R Disambiguation of 'distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel': 4 96

Inflected forms

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