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
He compared the opportunity to antelope hunting: Spotting a herd in the distance across the open prairie, then planning a stalk to get within rifle range.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
The recruits had participated in other exercises, sometimes feet apart, practicing martial arts or on separate firing lines at the rifle range.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
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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