rifle range
a firing range for practice with rifles.
the range of, or distance coverable by, a bullet fired from a rifle: The enemy was within rifle range.
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How to use rifle range in a sentence
Upon reaching rifle range of the objective, enemies are illuminated in bright red against the soft turquoise glow of the heads-up display.
This high-tech gunsight could allow soldiers to shoot around corners, Matrix-style | Kelsey D. Atherton | September 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAll of us kids spent many a year, many a weekend, down at the rifle range.
I have spent many hours on the rifle range, and I question my own ability to take that shot to save my own child.
The services will be brought to them, whether out on a training mission or at the rifle range.
A Proactive New Response to the Service-Member Suicide Crisis | Marjorie Morrison | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery man of the regiment was in rifle-range, and all did deadly work.
The Battle of New Orleans | Zachary F. Smith
As soon as the parties were within rifle range, the battle began and became of the most exciting character.
The Life of Kit Carson | Edward S. EllisWhen the Apaches saw their enemies in safety, they ceased a contest henceforth useless, and retired out of rifle range.
The Pirates of the Prairies | Gustave AimardBefore he could reach his saddle, however, the Confederates were within rifle range and fired at him.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. MowryEverything was cleared away, around the camp within rifle range, behind which an Indian could secrete himself.
Christopher Carson | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for rifle range
an area used for target practice with rifles
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