range finder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of range finder
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Today, the company’s products, including an AI-driven app and range finder, act as a virtual caddie, one that recommends the club you should use and the optimal landing area for each shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
He began designing and selling his own accessory that allowed gun owners to add lights, a range finder and lasers onto the rifle.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022
Click on the following links to shop the Garmin Approach Z80 laser range finder at Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy.
From Golf Digest • May 1, 2018
The VaR models were just like my golf range finder when it was set to meters instead of yards: exact and wrong.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2013
To operate it you peeked into the range finder, then threw a lever.
From If You Don't Write Fiction by Cushing, Charles Phelps
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