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downrange

downrange

1 7.3
In the direction away from the shooting or launch area
  • adverb
  • /ˈdaʊnreɪndʒ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : hacia adelante
  • I would guess less than 10% of the total population is retired military still young enough to see 300 yards downrange.
  • downrange at 341 fps
  • rounds downrange
  • arrows downrange

Examples

  • 170 kilometers downrange.

    Stowaway (2021)

  • The sergeant reminded the recruits to always maintain their focus downrange during exercises.

  • Position checks downrange show us to be a little long.

    Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

  • "Number two, fire!" The shots screamed downrange.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Stands, twenty yards downrange.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The instructor instructed the trainees to aim their guns downrange before pulling the trigger.

  • During the shooting practice, we walked 100 yards downrange to check the targets.

How Far

beyond
40 1.0
downrange
  • Jargon
1 7.3
near
240 1.0

Surface Forms

downrange positive

Morphology

downrange = range (transparent) = down + range

The directional meaning toward the shooting or launch area follows directly from the compound 'down' + 'range' and is inferable by learners familiar with 'range'. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word downrange joins down ('toward') and range ('area' or 'line of targets'), like in a 'shooting range'. So downrange means toward the targets or away from the starting point along the line where bullets or rockets travel.