| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot; bowshot, -- about the fifth of a mile.[Websters]. | |
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Date "FLIGHT-SHOT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Flight-shot \Flight"-shot`\, noun. The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot; bowshot, -- about the fifth of mile. [Proverbial English and Scottish]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FLIGHT-SHOT
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] The distance which an arrow flies. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
