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ˈrifle-range
[f. rifle n.3 2 + range n.1]
1. The distance that a rifle-ball will carry. Cf. rifle-shot 1.
1850R. G. Cumming Hunter's Life S. Afr. (ed. 2) I. 192 He kept feeding just out of rifle-range. 1863Sat. Rev. 8 Aug. 187 Their skirmishers came within rifle-range of Fort Wagner.
2. A place for practising rifle-shooting. (Cf. range n.1 11 c.)
1862St. Andrews Gaz. 3 Oct. 3/4 At the rifle range, the corps was divided into two squads, the one party firing against the other. 1885Act 48 & 49 Vict. c. 36 Title, Land held by..a Volunteer Corps for an Artillery or Rifle Range. 1978J. Irving World according to Garp xii. 236 We would not allow an outdoor rifle range in the suburbs! |