earshot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɪəˌʃɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪɹˌʃɑt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From ear + shot.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable, usually) A distance from which sound is still audible.
I'll row out on the lake but stay within earshot.
When Atticus was out of earshot Jem yelled after him: “I thought I wanted to be a lawyer but I ain’t so sure now!”
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:Loola glances about her to make sure that nobody is within earshot, then speaks at last almost in a whisper.
1948 August, Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earshots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
eyeshot · noseshot · tongueshot
Synonyms
Translations (15)
nl gehoorsafstand (distance) · es a la voz (distance) · hu hallótávolság (distance) · cy clyw (distance) · de Hörweite (distance) · fi kuuloetäisyys (distance) · fr portée de voix (distance) · ga raon cluas (distance) · da hørevidde (distance) · es alcance del oído (distance) · fi kuulomatka (distance) · gd èisteachd (distance) · is kallfæri (distance) · de Rufweite (distance) · it a portata di orecchio (distance)