range
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3.5
- noun
- /reɪndʒ/
:
polígono de tiro
- The police train at a local rifle range to maintain their marksmanship skills.
- a shooting range
- a trap shooting range
- a test range
And he had a shooting a rifle range, you know, where.
- And he had a shooting a rifle range, you know, where.
- It's like AVR video game at the gun range.
- So they're already down range and I'm just dying to get down there and join them.
- So they've rolled right in on these bases with well designed training areas and ranges.
- I'm golfing and then going to the range and then doing a spot and then, you know, having a nice day.
Examples
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Only experts are allowed on the range during a round without a gun.
Academic text (1995) -
In 1987, a firing range was built at the base of the sacred Lukosi Mountain.
Academic text (1997) -
And my my wife, when we go to the range, can shoot better than I can.
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Tell them to pull back around the rocks, out of range.
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Do you have the rifle range's number?
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I'll be out there on the range, practicing in front of my sheep.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was a shooting range and a lot of tropical terrain, like in Cuba.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm waitressing at this shooting range place just outside of town.
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At the shooting range, safety protocols are strictly enforced to protect everyone.
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He practices his swing every weekend at the golf range to improve his game.
Synonyms
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3.7
An area where people practice shooting at targets, usually with guns
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3.7
A place where people practice firing guns at targets
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3.0
A place where golfers practice hitting balls to marked distances
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3.9
A place where people practice shooting rifles at targets
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3.7
A place where people practice shooting at targets for training or sport
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6.9
A place where people practice shooting at targets using guns
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3.0
An area where golfers hit balls to improve their swing
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2.7
A place where people practice hitting golf balls over long distances
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
The maximum distance a vehicle can travel on a full tank or full charge under normal conditions
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5.9
A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria
A long mountain range in the northwest United States across Washington, Oregon and northern California
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 mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points
- Specialized
A system of radio stations that help pilots find their position and direction
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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 Controlled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Range (shooting or golf) takes its name from range meaning 'distance' or 'reach', so a shooting or golf range is the space where bullets or balls travel and are tested.