firing range

noun

1. range.

Word History and Origins

Origin of firing range¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

At the Butovo firing range, a Stalin-era execution site near Moscow that has become a shrine to his victims, visiting Russians warned against venerating the wartime leader or emulating his ideas.

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A US guided-missile destroyer that docked for four days in Trinidad and Tobago, within firing range of mainland Venezuela -- which called its presence a "provocation" -- departed as scheduled on Thursday, AFP witnessed.

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She practiced shooting at a firing range and researched online for methods of killing people.

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Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show IDF forces 2.5km north-east of Nasser Hospital and within firing range on the day of the attack.

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After the deadly fire, the Sheriff’s Department shut down its range trailers, which it had used since the 1980s as an affordable alternative to permanent firing ranges.

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