firing range

American  

noun

1. range.

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Etymology

Origin of firing range

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

A team at the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham has used £3.1m of Ministry of Defence funding to develop a vehicle-based lab that can be taken to field hospitals, firing ranges and rehabilitation centres.

From BBC

The vet was supported by some Royal Marines, who were on exercise at a firing range close by.

From BBC

Bear Stearns was planning a special outing for its customers, at a Vegas firing range, where they could learn to shoot everything from a Glock to an Uzi.

From Literature

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.

From Barron's

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.

From Los Angeles Times