within hailing distance

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within hailing distance and within calling distance; within shouting distance

close enough to hear someone call out. When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline. We weren't within shouting distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me.

See also: distance, hail, within

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Meanwhile, Pine Isle got first run on market rival Podges Dilemma (1-1F) and the cheers went up from the crowd as she turned in second place and placed herself within hailing distance of the pacesetter. Pine proves solid in Brighton Belle by The Racing Post (London, England) This could be Hughes's too - nobody in the world is riding better and he is the only jockey within hailing distance of Ryan Moore for the British championship. International jockeys battle for Shergar Cup by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) The 10,000 mark seems to be within hailing distance yet so difficult to reach,'' said Yutaka Miura, a senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities Co. LEAD: Nikkei renews 8-month high, briefly tops 9,900 on weak yen, ... by Japan Weekly Monitor			with regard to with relish with respect to with tail between legs with the best of them with the best will in the world with the naked eye With whom do you wish to speak? With you in a minute withdraw withdraw from withdraw into withdraw into oneself wither wither away wither on the vine wither up withhold from within within a stone's throw within a whisker of within an ace of within an inch of life within earshot within grasp within hailing distance within limits within means within range within reach within reason within rights within striking distance within walking distance without without a backward glance without a by your leave without a doubt without a hitch without a murmur without a second thought without a shadow of a doubt without batting an eye without fail without further ado without half trying without missing a beat without question without rhyme or reason without so much as a by-your-leave without so much as doing			within an inch of within an inch of life within an inch of life within an inch of life within an inch of life within appropriate time provided within boundary lines within bounds within bounds Within Broad Normal Limits within call within call within call within call within call within calling distance Within cooey Within Defined Limits within delta of Within Die Non-Uniformity within distance within distance within distance within distance within earshot within epsilon of Within Functional Limits Within Grade Within Grade Increase within grasp within hailing distance within limits within living memory within living memory within living memory within living memory within means within means within means within means Within Normal Limits Within Normal Limits Within Pair Young within range within reach within reach within reach within reach within reach within reason within reason within reason within reason within rights Within Sentence within shouting distance within shouting distance close enough to hear Within Sibship Paired Resampling within sight within sight within sight

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