EARSHOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does earshot mean? • EARSHOT (noun)
The noun EARSHOT has 1 sense:
1. the range within which a voice can be heard
Familiarity information: EARSHOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EARSHOT (noun)
Meaning:
The range within which a voice can be heard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
earreach; earshot; hearing
Context example:
the children were told to stay within earshot
Hypernyms ("earshot" is a kind of...):
range; reach (the limits within which something can be effective)
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