eyeshot

noun

eye·​shot ˈī-ˌshät How to pronounce eyeshot (audio)
: the range of the eye : view

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The sides of the stage with LED screens will also become more flush with the stage, reducing distraction for musicians once in eyeshot of the monitors. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 The Serpentine, a contemporary art space usually found in the grand Kensington Gardens, an eyeshot away from the royal palace, has shuffled up the road to the Ciné Lumière to mount the first expansive UK survey of work made by the American artist-filmmaker Ja’Tovia Gary. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024 Etheridge grew up in Leavenworth, Kans., within eyeshot of the prison where country great Johnny Cash performed in 1970. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2024 Just an eyeshot away, Payne gestured to a small bird no more than two inches long. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for eyeshot

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eyeshot was in 1600

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“Eyeshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyeshot. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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