practice range
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈpræktɪs reɪndʒ/
:
campo de prácticas
- She often practices her putting on the practice range before tournaments.
- golf practice range
- a private practice range
Examples
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The golf club has an excellent practice range where players can improve their swing.
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As Carmody surveyed last week the scene around the massive practice range at the Merit Club and the bustle around the first and 10th tees as groups were going off, he smiled with the satisfaction of a man who has accomplished his mission.
Blog text (31) -
Taking her out to the practice range day after day to hit golf balls is going to get boring for her.
Blog text (4) -
Then, a real surprise: he stopped to sign autographs while heading to the practice range.
Blog text (8) -
And then my uncle and I, after he had changed out of his suit and into his old coveralls, would drive out to the practice range to hit golf balls.
Fiction book (1990) -
Wil-Mar offers swing and playing lessons, including video analysis, a full-length practice range, and three putting greens.
Blog text (8) -
The Golf Club at Quail Lodge features a championship 18-hole golf course, practice putting greens, and a golf practice range.
Academic text (1993) -
The par-71 course now offers a modern clubhouse, four sets of tees, a full practice range, and three putting greens, but it has managed to maintain its unique environment.
Blog text (8) -
As Caudell had noted on the practice range, the new repeaters had a shorter, sharper report than any rifle he'd known before.
Fiction book (1992) -
I spend every Saturday morning at the practice range working on my driving skills.
Synonyms
171
3.5
A place to practice shooting guns or hitting golf balls
7
3.0
A place where golfers practice hitting balls to marked distances
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2.7
A place where people practice hitting golf balls over long distances
How Equipped
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun compound where 'practice' (repeated exercise) modifies 'range' (a facility for practicing shots), so the meaning 'an area for practicing golf shots' is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is common and predictable in English (and parallels exist in other languages), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Practice range comes from the simple image of people going to practice their golf swings across a long, open range with distance markers and targets. So it means 'an area for practicing golf shots'.