range finder

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noun

any of various instruments for determining the distance from the observer to a particular object, as for sighting a gun or adjusting the focus of a camera.

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Origin of range finder

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby range finder

ranga, rangatira, rangatiratanga, range, ranged, range finder, rangeland, Rangeley Lakes, range light, range line, rangemaster

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How to use range finder in a sentence

Optional attachments can holster your bear spray and range finder.
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The email appears to have been a relatively common attempt to gain personal information from a wide range of unwitting victims.
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They just reflect the range of breeds that were used to create the Heck cattle in the first instance.
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The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
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Bottom line is that it will only be a BVR [beyond visual range] airplane.
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That means the F-35 will be almost entirely reliant on long-range air-to-air missiles.
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It is the experience of such that the voice may be extended in its range in both directions at once.
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It is ordinarily considered that the range of the speaking voice is very limited as compared with the singer's range.
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And could it not be extended from its present limited range until it reached practically the whole adolescent community?
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Pitch corresponds to the range of the voice, and expresses affection or attraction.
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That, and a range war that grew out of the killing, and some kind of a business deal just about broke them.
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British Dictionary definitions for range finder

rangefinder

/ (ˈreɪndʒˌfaɪndə) /

noun

an instrument for determining the distance of an object from the observer, esp in order to sight a gun or focus a camera

another word for tacheometer

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