rifle range
Americannoun
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a firing range for practice with rifles.
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the range of, or distance coverable by, a bullet fired from a rifle.
The enemy was within rifle range.
noun
Etymology
Origin of rifle range
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
My first job, which I started as a freshman in high school, was working at a local gun club and rifle range.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2023
In the near future, he plans to add a 300-yard rifle range and three archery ranges.
From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2020
Mattis speaks to Marines at a rifle range at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in December 2017.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2019
He in turn described the parade ground, the rifle range, the drills, the “bull,” the barracks.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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