rifle range

noun

1. a firing range for practice with rifles.

2. the range of, or distance coverable by, a bullet fired from a rifle.

   The enemy was within rifle range.

rifle range

noun

1. an area used for target practice with rifles

Word History and Origins

Origin of rifle range¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

There are some more gentle anecdotes about him, such as when he was a helicopter pilot and ferried a group of soldiers from a rifle range and decided to put down on the Sandringham estate.

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It offers youth events, archery facilities, safety courses and multiple rifle ranges, including a highpowered-rifle range with targets up to 187 yards away.

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Responding to media reports that the school's rifle range had been cordoned off, Surrey Police confirmed it was not part of the scene of the incident.

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Their training includes listening to hundreds of audio samples of gunfire and even visits to rifle ranges to familiarize themselves with the characteristics of gun blasts.

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It is mostly open ground - there is no cover from the wind, nor from the Russians who in places are within rifle range.

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