bowshot (plural bowshots)
(archery) The act of firing an arrow from a bow.
The distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel.
Source: Wiktionary
Bow"shot`, n.
Definition: The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
