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range
range large area of land unsuited to cultivation but supporting native grasses and other plants suitable for livestock grazing. Principal areas in the western hemisphere are the pampas of South America and the prairies of the United States and Canada. Originally the entire ranges of the W... Read more |
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range management
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Stanovoy Range
Stanovoy Range , mountain range, c.450 mi (720 km) long, Russian Far East, extending E from the Olekma River; it rises to c.8,150 ft (2,480 m) at Golets Skalisty. It forms part of the border between the Sakha Republic and the Amur Region. The range is continued by the Dzhugdzhur Range, which swings... Read more |
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Drakensberg Range
Drakensberg Range , South Africa and Lesotho, extending 700 mi (1,127 km) NE-SW in KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Free State, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. The Zulu name of the range is Ukhahlamba [barrier of spears]. Thabana-Ntlenyana (11,425 ft/3,482 m), in Lesotho, is the highest point in the range and in S... Read more |
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Brooks Range
Brooks Range mountain chain, northernmost part of the Rocky Mts., extending about 600 mi (970 km) from east to west across N Alaska. Mt. Chamberlin, 9,020 ft (2,749 m) high, near the Canadian border, is the highest peak. Rugged, barren, snow-covered, and uninhabited, Brooks Range separates the... Read more |
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Front Range
Front Range Bluegrass group For the Record… Selected discography Sources Front Range, a contemporary bluegrass band, has set itself apart with lush three-and four-part harmonies, distinct instrumentation, and engaging live performances. First becoming popular in the early 1990s,... Read more |
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Alaska Range
Alaska Range S central Alaska, rising to the highest mountain in North America, Mt. McKinley (20,320 ft/6,194 m). The range divides S central Alaska from the great plateau of the interior. Mt. Spurr, an 11,070-ft-high (3,376-m) volcano 80 mi (129 km) W of Anchorage erupted several times in 1992... Read more |
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Home range
Home Range In the course of its daily activities, an animal travels through familiar places to obtain food, seek shelter, or find mates. The actual physical area covered in the course of these regular movements is the animal's home range. An animal's familiarity with the... Read more |
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random range
random range, the usual description of the maximum range of a warship's muzzle-loading guns during the days of sailing navies. It was anything up to 1,600 metres (2 mls.), according to the bore of the gun, the length of the barrel, and the weight of the charge of powder used. It was called random,... Read more |
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random range
random range, the usual description of the maximum range of a warship's muzzle-loading guns during the days of...gunner was not expected to hit an enemy ship at the maximum range of his gun, but might possibly do so with a lucky shot... |
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Cascade Range
Cascade Range Mountain range in w North America, extending from ne California across Oregon and...The highest peak is Mount Rainier, at 4395m (14,410ft). The range also includes Mount St Helens, at 2549m (8363ft).http://www... |
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Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range (Eastern Highlands) Series of mountain ranges along the e coast of Australia. They extend s from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland to the Grampian Mountains in Victoria. The highest peak is Mount Kosciusko, 2230m (7316ft). Length: 3703km (2300 mi). |
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Karakoram Range
Karakoram Range Mountain range in central Asia, extending se from e Afghanistan to Jammu and Kashmir in India. It includes some of the world's highest mountains, among them K2. Length: c.480km (300mi). |
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Long Range Desert Group
Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), British unit formed at the start of the Western Desert campaigns in June...Bibliography Owen, D. , Providence Their Guide (London, 1980). Shaw, W. B. K. , The Long Range Desert Group (London, 1945). |
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range, to
range, to, the operation of heaving the anchor cable of ships up from the chain lockers and laying it out on deck. It was then examined to discover the presence of weak links, if any. |
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Gompers v. Buck's Stove & Range Co.
Gompers v. Buck's Stove & Range Co., 221 U.S. 418 (1911), argued 27 and 30 Jan. 1911, decided 15 May 1911 by vote of 9 to 0; Lamar for the Court. When... |
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shore platforms
...total ignorance of the fundamental role of tidal range. Although geological and other local factors...former are most common in areas with high tidal range and the latter in areas with low tidal range. Along the storm-wave coast of eastern Canada... |
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submarines
...80419.2/6.94 TT(B)U-cruiser: range 32,300 nautical2 TT(S)miles 21 torpedoes...rounds carried20 mm A-A gunsMinelayer: range 21,000 nautical milesType XB2,17717/16.42 TT...15 series140 mm (5.4 in) andplane. Range 14,000 nauticalA-A gunsmilesSto Type6... |
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torpedoes
...30 knots, but the ideal range was about 1,100 m. (1,200 yd.). The longer ranges were academic unless a large...improved the odds at long range by using the Federapparat (spring...typesOriginPropulsionSpeed/Range(n, miles) nautical... |
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range
...will travel: a duck came within range | these rockets have a range of 30 to 40 miles. ∎ the distance...to them, stopping just out of range of a kick. ∎ the distance between...mountains or hills: the coastal ranges of the northwest. ∎ a series... |
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range zone
range zone Unit of strata defined by the presence and time range of a particular fossil taxon. A range zone comprises the entire vertical and horizontal extent of the given organism. Range zones may be local (teilzone, or local range zone... |
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concurrent range zone
concurrent range zone (overlap zone) A body of strata...characterized by the overlapping stratigraphic range of two or more taxa, selected as diagnostic...after which the zone is named. Concurrent range zones are very widely used in the time... |
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middle-range theory
middle-range theory Advocated by the distinguished American...Talcott Parsons. He describes middle-range theories as ‘theories that lie between...unintended consequences. The idea of middle-range theory has directly and indirectly been... |
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taxon range zone
taxon range zone (genus zone, species zone, total range zone) The total body of strata characterized by the presence of a specified taxon, both in geographical extent and time-stratigraphic range. See also RANGE ZONE. |
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temperature range
temperature range Extent of diurnal or seasonal...Generally the highest annual range of temperature is experienced...highest diurnal temperature ranges, which in the equatorial...variations. Annual temperature ranges in general are particularly... |
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Maināmati-Lalmai range
Maināmati-Lalmai range. Hill range and vast Buddhist archaeological site lying between the villages of...in the 13th century. Among the sites in the Maināmati-Lalami range Salban Vihāra is perhaps the best known. The complex's name derives... |
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long-range
long-range • adj. 1. (esp. of vehicles or missiles) able to be used or be effective over long distances: long-range bombers. 2. relating to a period of time that extends far into the future: long-range forecasts long-range plans. |
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basin-and-range province
basin-and-range province 1. Specifically...series of block-faulted ranges and troughs which dissect...faulted units. Frequently the ranges are tilted blocks approximately...that form long, asymmetric ranges separated by broad basins... |
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range image
range image An image defined by a regular array of values that describe a surface. A range scanner is a device that automatically generates range images either in Cartesian or cylindrical coordinates. |
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range
range • noun 1. his range of vision synonyms: span, scope, compass, sweep, extent, area...horizon, latitude; limits, bounds, confines, parameters. 2. a range of mountains synonyms: row, chain, sierra, ridge, massif; line... |
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hearing
...the story, interview, audience. 3. they were within hearingsynonyms: earshot, hearing distance/range, reach, carrying range, range of one's voice, auditory range. 4. present at the hearingsynonyms: inquiry, trial, inquest, investigation... |
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reach
...noun 1. Bobby moved out of her reach synonyms: grasp, range.See note at range. 2. small goals within your reach synonyms: capabilities...synonyms: jurisdiction, authority, influence; scope, range, compass, ambit. |
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bold
...that is a little on the shameless side, but bold has a wider range of application. It can suggest self-confidence that borders...behavior, on the other hand, usually falls within a narrower range, somewhere between menacing (aggressive attacks on innocent... |
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mountain
mountain • noun 1. a range of mountains synonyms: peak, height, mount, prominence, summit, pinnacle, alp; (mountains) range, sierra, cordillera, massif. 2. a mountain of work synonyms: a great deal, a lot; a profusion, an abundance... |
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sweep
...stretch, extent, plain. 4. the broad sweep of our interests synonyms: range, span, scope, compass, reach, spread, ambit, gamut, spectrum, extent.See note at range. phrases: sweep aside you can't sweep aside these allegations foreversynonyms... |
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gamut
gamut • noun the complete gamut of human emotionsynonyms: range, spectrum, span, scope, sweep, compass, area, breadth, reach, extent, catalog, scale; variety.See note at range. |
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horizon
horizon • noun 1. disappearing over the horizonsynonyms: skyline, range of vision, field of view, view, vista. 2. broaden the child's horizonsynonyms: scope, range of experience, area of knowledge, perspective, perception, prospect... |
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stock
...noun 1. a stock of goods for salesynonyms: store, supply, range, selection, assortment, variety, collection, quantity...handle, haft, grip, shaft, shank.phrases: in stock a range of goods always in stocksynonyms: for sale, on sale, available... |
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compass
compass • noun faith cannot be defined within the compass of human thoughtsynonyms: scope, range, extent, reach, span, breadth, ambit, limits, parameters, bounds.See note at range. |
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RANGE FINDING ETHICS.(Brief Article)
...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 ... |
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Ranges. (Cooking Equipment).(Brief Article)
...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: ... |
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Ranges.
...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. ... |
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RANGE CONTROL SURPASSES NORMAL MISSION:PROGRAM RECEIVES TIER III SRP FOR...
...main projects included turning range-related debris into green...rusted-out debris from the range and recycled it. They then...abatement project on some of the ranges that had been experiencing maneuver...That's what the sustainable range project is all ... |
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DRIVING RANGES A VANISHING BREED
...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 ... |
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RANGES BEGIN 'TRAINING' FOR THE MILLION DOLLAR PILLSBURY BAKE-OFF CONTEST
...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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Reading A Range A chart indicates when you can pick up a range, but it's not...
...you can pick up a range--typically, a dotted line connects the ranges, the light characteristics...hard over. Running ranges at night is easier...characteristics of a range will always stand...bearing. The same range you followed "bow...your ... |
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Range Agrees to Sell West Texas Properties.
FORT WORTH, Texas -- RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) today...million. After the transaction closes, Range plans to monetize certain oil hedges associated...closing adjustments. The properties include Range's interests in 445 producing wells and... |
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"Free range" labelling of food products can be misleading.
...prosecutes egg producers for bogus free range claim Many people choose to pay more for products labelled "free-range" because they believe that the animals...such labelling can be misleading. Free range products and ethical preferences Consumers... |
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Range Extenders for Electric Vehicles 2011-2021.
...report is available in its catalogue: Range Extenders for Electric Vehicles 2011...www.reportlinker.com/p0573672/Range-Extenders-for-Electric-Vehicles...cars will be made in 2021, each with a range extender, the additional power source... |
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