firing range
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of firing range
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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 ● Oct. 30, 2025
"He told me to let go of him. I said no, I'll carry you on my shoulder. Then another person also joined hands and we went down the hills and out of firing range."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
In an effort to show that she never meant to fire the .45, the defense established that she had taken shooting lessons at a firing range and knew her way around firearms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
Mutely, he goes to a firing range to develop his shooting skills.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
I kept falling asleep, all day long, at the lectures we went to, and on the firing range, and everywhere else.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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