stonesthrow
stonesthrow is the alternative form of stone's throw.
Meaning of stone's throw
Noun
stone's throw (plural stone's throws)
- A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
- A couple of grown-ups was standing a couple of stone's throws away from us.
- Synonyms:
- stonecast, stone's cast, stoneshot, stone's shot, hop, skip, and a jump
Forms of stonesthrow
| plural | stonesthrows |
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Origin of stonesthrow
From stone + -s- + throw.
Questions about stonesthrow
- What is stonesthrow the alternative form of?
- Stonesthrow is the alternative form of stone's throw.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stonesthrow (page history and authors); stone's throw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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