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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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