"earshot" meaning in English

See earshot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪəˌʃɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪɹˌʃɑt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-earshot.ogg [US] Forms: earshots [plural]
Etymology: ear + shot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ear|shot}} ear + shot Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} earshot (usually uncountable, plural earshots)
  1. A distance from which sound is still audible. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (distance): gehoorsafstand [masculine] (Dutch), kuuloetäisyys (Finnish), kuulomatka (Finnish), portée de voix [feminine] (French), Hörweite [feminine] (German), Rufweite [feminine] (German), hallótávolság (Hungarian), kallfæri [neuter] (Icelandic), raon cluas [masculine] (Irish), a portata di orecchio (english: within earshot) (Italian), èisteachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), alcance del oído [masculine] (Spanish), clyw [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "distance",
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      "sense": "distance",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "distance",
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      "sense": "distance",
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