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eyeshot

noun
eye·​shot | \ ˈī-ËŒshät How to pronounce eyeshot (audio) \

Definition of eyeshot

: the range of the eye : view

Examples of eyeshot in a Sentence

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Billy parked down the street, in eyeshot of the boxer’s room. Greg Bishop, SI.com, "Immigrant Song," 30 July 2019 New lodges open within eyeshot of its verdant-covered volcanoes seemingly every month, in order to keep up with demand to see the mountain gorillas, but few have caught our attention like this one, the second from luxury resort brand One&Only. Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Hottest New Hotel Openings of Summer 2019," 9 July 2019 Within eyeshot is Leah's daughter's pink bedroom, with butterfly stencils on the wall and a Disney-princess quilt on the bed. Jennifer Wolff Perrine, Redbook, "Inside the Life of a Mom Who Strips," 15 Feb. 2012 It would be located within eyeshot of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, "Sorry, you can’t jump into the Charles River this summer during the community swim event," 14 June 2018 The location is within eyeshot of the Milwaukee County Domes. Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A former Wauwatosa alderman and his wife reported the body found near the Mitchell Park Domes," 13 June 2018 Within eyeshot of the lectern where the former mayor and Assembly speaker spoke last week about his view of California’s values, a border wall that predates Trump runs along a ridgeline. Scott Wilson, Washington Post, "California’s race for governor has become a referendum on resistance," 3 June 2018 Eight construction projects valued at $140 million spanned the campus located within eyeshot of the Rio Grande. Aaron Nelsen, San Antonio Express-News, "Former UT Brownsville president to teach course on border wall at UT RGV," 23 Dec. 2017 Hammer & Nails’ Elliot insists on breathing room between chairs so guys don’t have to expose their feet within eyeshot of another man. Cam Wolf, GQ, "A Man Cave, but for Manicures," 24 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of eyeshot

1600, in the meaning defined above

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