range
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3.5
- noun
- /reɪndʒ/
- The police train at a local rifle range to maintain their marksmanship skills.
- a shooting range
- a trap shooting range
- a test range
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- 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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6.9
A place where people practice shooting at targets using guns
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3.7
A place where people practice shooting at targets for training or sport
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3.9
A place where people practice shooting rifles at targets
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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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5.8
A long mountain range in the northwest United States across Washington, Oregon and northern California
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3.9
A mountain range in south central Alaska with tall snowy peaks, including Denali, North America's highest mountain
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6.4
A mountain range in northwest Wyoming with tall sharp peaks including the Grand Teton
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5.9
A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria
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8.0
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that includes K2, the world's second highest peak
- Specialized
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7.7
The difference between the highest and lowest values of the middle 50 percent of numbers
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7.6
A range of high mountains on the border between Alaska and Yukon, including Mount St Elias
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8.4
A mountain range in northern Kashmir that has K2, the second highest mountain in the world
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
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A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points
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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
- Specialized
A device pulled behind a ship that listens for submarines from far away
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.