earshot

Etymology

ear + shot

noun

  1. A distance from which sound is still audible.
    I'll row out on the lake but stay within earshot.
    Ananda hit the target, an iron drum, from a distance of two earshots. Devadatta, from a distance of four earshots, Sundarananda from a distance of six earshots, and Dandapani [found his target] from one league. 2013, Buton Richen Drup, Buton's History of Buddhism in India and Its Spread to Tibet

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