the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A shot from a bow.
n. The distance traversed by an arrow in its flight from a bow.
Word Usage
"So the King bade them retire a bowshot from the horse; whereupon quoth its owner, “O King, see thou; I am about to mount my horse and charge upon thy host and scatter them right and left and split their hearts asunder.”"