bowshot /ˈbəʊʃɒt/ noun2 •The act of firing an arrow from a bow.It is, however, interesting in connection with that fact to remember that the last bowshot in English warfare was fired during the Civil War. — 1900 •The distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel.If you will obligingly, set up your armour targets within a shortened range, say, for instance, a Robin Hood bowshot of 200 yards, you shall see what the brute force of the old smooth-bore will do. — 1862 formsbowshots
