Earshot

Definitions

A distance from which sound is still audible.

idiomatic, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“I'll row out on the lake but stay⟳ within earshot.”

“Loola glances about her to make⟳ sure that nobody is within earshot, then speaks at last⟳ almost in a whisper⟳.”

“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!””

“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.”

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