kitchen range
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈkɪtʃən reɪndʒ/
- US
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cocina
- Fifteen households, however, reported using a gas kitchen range for two or more hours per day.
- a gas kitchen range
Examples
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While portable generator safety has been emphasized in the context of power outage-related CO poisoning, it is also important to highlight warnings about the potential for CO to accumulate via extended use of gas kitchen ranges for heating.
Academic text (2010) -
Cooking for a big family, he relied on his old kitchen range to prepare multiple dishes at once.
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The results suggest that gas kitchen ranges were being used for heat in numerous households.
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In this study, over half of the households reporting use of gas kitchen ranges operated the device for two or more hours per day.
Academic text (2010) -
My grandmother was preparing Roger for his bath in front of the kitchen range.
Fiction book (1991) -
Gas kitchen ranges were also frequently used for heating purposes, suggesting a need to enhance warnings specific to these devices.
Academic text (2010) -
Two sources, portable generators and gas kitchen ranges, accounted for the majority of CO poisonings in this study.
Academic text (2010) -
Moreover, the average and median hours of use were higher in households that did not operate a portable generator, suggesting the gas kitchen range was likely used for heating.
Academic text (2010) -
Koontz, Mehegan, and Nagda (as cited in United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2000) estimated usage of gas kitchen ranges for cooking to be 30-60 minutes per day.
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The chef expertly adjusted the temperature on the kitchen range to bake the bread evenly.
Synonyms
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1.0
A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food
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3.5
A large kitchen stove with burners and an oven for cooking
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4.1
A device that burns wood or coal to cook food
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2.1
A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven
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1.0
A kitchen appliance with hot burners on top and an oven below for cooking food
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3.0
A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking
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1.0
A kitchen appliance that cooks food, usually with gas or electricity
How Big
- US
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2.4
- US
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3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'kitchen' (room for cooking) specifies the location/type of the 'range' (stove appliance with burners and oven). This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Kitchen range comes from the idea of kitchen plus range, where 'range' once meant a row or set of cooking parts; early home 'ranges' were large, long appliances with several burners and an oven together. That's why kitchen range means one big appliance that combines the cooktop and the oven.