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range

69 3.5
A large open area of grass where animals graze
  • noun
  • /reɪndʒ/
  • US
translation icon : terreno de pastoreo
  • Charlie is going up to look at the Reserve range and see how tough it is.
  • home range
  • western range
  • winter range

And about six years later I started to think, wow, I the one Western open range did pretty well.

Examples

  • Beyond a barbed-wire fence, the overgrazed range is littered with cow flops.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I got some range to ride, front pasture to plow.

  • And about six years later I started to think, wow, I the one Western open range did pretty well.

    GQ
  • And I swear I'll never ride this range again

  • Indian sign all over the range.

  • There's a little range war up in the El Dorado country.

  • The cattle grazed peacefully across the vast range under the open sky.

  • Many unique plants adapt to the conditions found in this arid range of land.

  • The rancher moved his herd to a different range where there was plenty of grass to eat.

Synonyms

pasture
vsrange
102 1.4

Land with grass where farm animals eat

focuses on the general large open grass area used for grazing
meadow
vsrange
85 1.0

A field of grass and wildflowers in the countryside

is typically larger and more open, used mainly for grazing livestock
prairie
vsrange
  • US
60 3.2

A large flat area covered in tall grasses with very few trees

is a general large grassy area used for grazing across many regions
common
vsrange
  • UK
56 3.2

An open grassy area near houses where people meet or play

is the wider rural open grass area mainly intended for livestock grazing
grassland
vsrange
20 2.7

An open area covered mainly with grass where animals live or graze

is the large open grassy area with a clear focus on grazing use
ley
vsrange
  • UK
8 9.9

A field planted with grass for animals to eat or to cut for hay

is the large natural open grass area rather than a deliberately sown field
steppe
vsrange
8 7.5

A large flat area of grass with few or no trees

is a general large grassy area used for grazing, not region specific
grazing land
vsrange
3 2.5

Land with grass where animals like cows or sheep eat

is the specifically large open grassy area often used for grazing livestock
cow pasture
vsrange
3 2.0

A field of grass where cows eat

is the larger type of open grass area used for general grazing
rangeland
vsrange
2 6.6

Land with natural plants where animals like cattle graze

is the broader name for a large open grassy area used for grazing
pastureland
vsrange
2 3.7

Land covered with grass where cows or sheep eat

is the larger open grass area, not only managed grazing plots
pasture land
vsrange
2 2.6

Land with grass where farm animals eat

is the wide open grassy area, not limited to small managed fields
ranchland
vsrange
  • US
2 3.5

Land used for keeping animals like cows and horses

is a general open grass area, not necessarily part of a commercial holding
meadowland
vsrange
1 3.1

Open land with grass and wildflowers where animals graze

is usually larger and more focused on livestock grazing than a small flower field
lea
vsrange
  • Archaic
1 8.1

An open field of grass where animals graze

is the broader large area of open grassland rather than a single field

Idioms

Very near to someone or something at a short distance

Compounds

79 4.4

Able to work or be used over long distances

22 4.6

For plans or actions that reach far into the future

A long line of connected mountains that forms a high area

14 3.7

An area where people practice shooting at targets, usually with guns

14 3.8

Working only over a small distance

A place where people practice firing guns at targets

visual range
  • Specialized
8 4.7

The distance you can see a clear object like a flag with your eyes

A place where golfers practice hitting balls to marked distances

A chicken raised outdoors with space to move around and find food

2 2.1

A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven

home range
  • Specialized
2 5.6

The area an animal usually moves in to feed and rest each day

range finder
  • Specialized
2 5.7

A tool that measures how far away an object is using a laser

test range
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A place where people test machines, vehicles, or weapons

1 3.9

A place where people practice shooting rifles at targets

1 3.7

A place where people practice shooting at targets for training or sport

1 5.3

Giving children freedom to explore and make choices with little adult help

A long line of high land with many peaks joined together

An area where golfers hit balls to improve their swing

1 5.6

A group of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America

1 3.0

A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking

1 2.7

A place where people practice hitting golf balls over long distances

driving range
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The maximum distance a vehicle can travel on a full tank or full charge under normal conditions

1 2.4

A large appliance that has burners on top and an oven for cooking food

A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria

1 3.6

A device above a stove that removes smoke, steam and cooking smells

A long mountain range in the northwest United States across Washington, Oregon and northern California

A mountain range in Antarctica with high rough peaks and large glaciers

A mountain range in south central Alaska with tall snowy peaks, including Denali, North America's highest mountain

A long group of mountains in Bulgaria that runs from Serbia to the Black Sea

A way of keeping farm animals that lets them roam outdoors

A range of hills in northeastern Minnesota with large amounts of iron ore

A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak

interquartile range
  • Specialized
7.7

The difference between the highest and lowest values of the middle 50 percent of numbers

A mountain range in northern Kashmir that has K2, the second highest mountain in the world

A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak

range of a function
  • Specialized
7.4

All the possible values a rule gives when you put numbers in

range pole
  • Specialized
7.9

A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points

range animal
  • Specialized
5.1

An animal like a horse or cow that lives and eats grass on open land

rifle range
  • Specialized
4.4

The farthest distance at which a rifle can hit a target accurately

rocket range
  • Specialized
4.9

A place where people test or launch rockets under safety rules

7.7

A system of radio stations that help pilots find their position and direction

omnidirectional range
  • Specialized
8.7

A radio system that helps pilots find their exact position and direction

A mountain range in northwest Wyoming with tall sharp peaks including the Grand Teton

A device pulled behind a ship that listens for submarines from far away

A range of high mountains on the border between Alaska and Yukon, including Mount St Elias

How Big

prairie
  • US
60 3.2
range
  • US
69 3.5
ranch
  • US
303 1.9
field
742 1.0
pasture
102 1.4

Surface Forms

range singular
ranges plural

Etymology

Range (open land) for grazing comes from the verb range, meaning 'to roam', so a range is land where animals can move and feed freely.