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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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range n.
1. the maximum distance at which a radio transmission can be effectively received: planets within radio range of Earth.
2. the distance that can be covered by a vehicle or aircraft without refueling: the vans have a range of 125 miles.
3. the maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel: enemy troops came within range | these rockets have a range of 30 to 40 miles.
4. an area of land or sea used as a testing ground for military equipment.
5. an open or enclosed area with targets for shooting practice.
v.
1. (of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area: patrols ranged thousands of miles deep into enemy territory
2. obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it, or by the use of radar or laser equipment: radar-type transmissions which appeared to be
ranging on our convoys.
3. (of a projectile) cover a specified distance.
4. (of a gun) send a projectile over a specified distance.
at a range of with a specified distance between one person or thing and another:
the improved radar system greatly extended the horizontal and vertical range of aerial surveillance.
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RANGES BEGIN 'TRAINING' FOR THE MILLION DOLLAR PILLSBURY BAKE-OFF CONTEST
PR Newswire; 11/13/1995; 700+ words
; ...Sears halts its regular production schedule to accommodate assembly of these 100 ranges in consecutive order, assuring consistency from range to range. Typically, ranges of various makes and models are interspersed in a production run. "Kenmore...
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DRIVING RANGES A VANISHING BREED
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/17/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...years ago, two Natick ranges were converted to retail...shopping plaza replaced a range on Route 20 in Sudbury...about 1,500 driving ranges, according to the National...the nation's first range was built in the Cleveland...Japan, however, driving ranges are a booming business...
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Ranges. (Cooking Equipment).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Foodservice Equipment & Supplies; 9/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...variety of specialty ranges--tabletop, stockpot...Capacities/Footprints: Most range makers market their units...surprisingly, restaurant ranges are smaller (24" to...over a portion of the range and perform the same...Standard Features: Ranges are available with one...
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Ranges.
Magazine article from: Foodservice Equipment & Supplies; 9/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...are typical, but ranges may offer between...Temperature capabilities range from 475[degrees...enhanced appearance. Range grates offer welded...Standard Features : Ranges are available with...common varieties of ranges are open-burner...tops. Griddle tops range in size from 110...
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RANGE
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 12/11/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...he started running LAX Firing Range when it opened in 1995, a few...from friends to open a shooting range because few existed in the area...stringent restrictions on gun ranges have forced some to close...first few years, LAX Firing Range now has a steady business...
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RANGE FINDING ETHICS.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Petersen's Hunting; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...I had the benefit of a laser range finder. I failed to take into...the bull's back. The laser range finder does not read the wind...this certainty at much greater ranges than I am capable of. Others...have an effective and ethical range that is less than mine and fully...
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Range Rover of North America Inc. president and CEO to attend "Press Day", introducing the U.S. model Range Rover on April 17-26. (NEWS ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 4/13/1987; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS DESK: / N E W S A D V I S O R Y / Range Rover of North America Inc. President...Press Day," Friday, April 17, at the Range Rover exhibit area, Booth 406, at the...New York. The new U.S.-model Range Rover will make its metro New York premier...
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SHOOTING RANGE SAFETY TIPS ISSUED
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...gauges of guns at the range. A mistake can be dangerous...all types of shooting ranges. But shooters should...rules of their particular range type. "If you're...to other people at the range. You might save their...yours." Public shooting ranges are available at six...
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Range Rover of North America Inc. officially opens its national headquarters in Lanham, Maryland, today.
PR Newswire; 10/27/1986; 700+ words
; ...LANHAM, Md., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Range Rover of North America Inc. officially...import and distribute its four-wheel drive Range Rover sports/utility vehicle made by...The high-quality cross-country Range Rover, the luxury stablemate of the Land...
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Britain's Range Rover creates new luxury 4x4 market segment.
PR Newswire; 6/25/1990; 700+ words
; BRITAIN'S RANGE ROVER CREATES NEW LUXURY 4x4 MARKET SEGMENT...the introduction of the British-built Range Rover luxury four-by-four, according...Land Rover Canada Inc. Ball said the Range Rover is the only sport utility vehicle...
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Golf Driving Range
Book article from: Business Plans Handbook
...art golf driving range to be located on...has no golf driving ranges to compare to this...practiced by a handful of ranges, is that of selling memberships to the range. This is very similar...capitalize. The golf range industry has gone...large, automated ranges owned by publicly...
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Home Range
Book article from: Animal Sciences
...occupy a given home range, and home ranges of several individuals...size of its home range. For example...have smaller home ranges than omnivores of...that determine home ranges, researchers placed...mimicking a home range and then monitored...
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range
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...will travel: a duck came within range | these rockets have a range of 30 to 40 miles. ∎...to them, stopping just out of range of a kick. ∎ ...mountains or hills: the coastal ranges of the northwest. ∎...
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Menominee Iron Range
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
MENOMINEE IRON RANGE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE, one of six iron ore ranges adjacent to Lake Superior...Part of the Menominee Iron Range extends into parts of northern Wisconsin. Of these six ranges, the Me-nominee is the second...
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Front Range
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Front Range Bluegrass group For the Record … Front Range, a contemporary bluegrass band, has set itself apart...popularity. The band, which took its name from the front range of the Rocky Mountains centered in Colorado, where they...
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