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range

38 3.5
A large open area of grass where animals graze
  • noun
  • /reɪndʒ/
  • US
: 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
94 1.4

Land with grass where farm animals eat

focuses on the general large open grass area used for grazing
prairie
vsrange
  • US
93 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
meadow
vsrange
79 1.0

A field of grass and wildflowers in the countryside

is typically larger and more open, used mainly for grazing livestock
grassland
vsrange
19 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
common
vsrange
  • UK
18 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
steppe
vsrange
7 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
cow pasture
vsrange
4 2.0

A field of grass where cows eat

is the larger type of open grass area used for general grazing
grazing land
vsrange
4 2.5

Land with grass where animals like cows or sheep eat

is the specifically large open grassy area often used for grazing livestock
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
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
lea
vsrange
  • Archaic
2 8.1

An open field of grass where animals graze

is the broader large area of open grassland rather than a single field
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
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
ley
vsrange
  • UK
1 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

Idioms

Very near to someone or something at a short distance

Compounds

95 4.4

Able to work or be used over long distances

A long line of connected mountains that forms a high area

24 3.8

Working only over a small distance

18 4.6

For plans or actions that reach far into the future

17 3.7

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

A place where people practice firing guns at targets

12 3.0

A place where golfers practice hitting balls to marked distances

visual range
  • Specialized
10 4.7

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

8 5.3

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

5 3.7

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

test range
  • Specialized
4 4.9

A place where people test machines, vehicles, or weapons

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

3 3.9

A place where people practice shooting rifles at targets

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

An area where golfers hit balls to improve their swing

A long line of high land with many peaks joined together

driving range
  • Specialized
1 3.9

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

1 2.7

A place where people practice hitting golf balls over long distances

1 5.6

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

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

A way of keeping farm animals that lets them roam outdoors

rocket range
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A place where people test or launch rockets under safety rules

1 3.0

A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking

1 2.4

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

rifle range
  • Specialized
1 4.4

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

1 3.6

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

1 3.9

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

1 6.4

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

range animal
  • Specialized
1 5.1

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

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

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

interquartile range
  • Specialized
1 7.7

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

1 7.8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How Big

prairie
  • US
93 3.2
range
  • US
38 3.5
ranch
  • US
413 1.9
field
777 1.0
pasture
94 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.