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View synonyms for eyeshot

eyeshot

[ ahy-shot ]

noun

  1. range of vision; view:

    The ship passed within eyeshot.

  2. Archaic. a glance.


eyeshot

/ ˈaɪˌʃɒt /

noun

  1. range of vision; view
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyeshot1

First recorded in 1590–1600; eye + shot 1
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Example Sentences

Chains such as 7-Eleven, Hi-Life and Family Mart cluster so thickly on Taipei’s packed streets that many locations are within eyeshot of each other, often sharing a wall with a competitor.

The Washington state capitol in Olympia will be the site for Mr. Feucht’s July 28 rally, which will include music and worship — with the Satanist protest “within eyeshot,” protesters said.

As soon as she was out of eyeshot of her mother, she ducked behind the butcher’s store and doubled back, heading south behind the row of shops.

“Words and sentences track her like ghosts, at a remove from her body, but near enough to be within ear- and eyeshot.”

On Wednesday, a day ahead of new protests, the militant CGT labor union unfurled a banner atop the Arc de Triomphe, within eyeshot of Mr. Arnault’s boutiques, denouncing a higher retirement age.

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