range markern.

Brit.

/ˈreɪn(d)ʒ ˌmɑːkə/, U.S.

/ˈreɪndʒ ˌmɑrkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: range n.¹, marker n.

Etymology: < range n.¹ + marker n.

1. A person employed to assess the accuracy of the shooting on a firing range; = marker n. 3c. Now chiefly historical.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > marker

marker1859

spotter1875

range marker1877

1877 Times 16 Aug. 10/3 Some point arose as to a hit, and the range markers were signalled to examine the targets.

1912 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 9 July 10/4 (heading) Shot the range marker... Roy Rowe..was shot and instantly killed this morning, while marking at the rifle ranges.

2005 K. Spurling in D. Stevens Royal Austral. Navy in World War II (ed. 2) xvi. 216 A team of WRANS were employed as range markers on the rifle range at Flinders.

2. Gunnery. An object used by a gunner as a marker to indicate the range attainable by a particular piece of artillery. Now chiefly historical.

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1913 Washington Post 26 Jan. 5/3 The gunners in the forts and shore batteries had used the buoys as range markers for their guns.

1998 J. Greene & A. Massignani Ironclads at War iv. 143 The Confederates were helped by preplaced range markers, since normal gunnery percentages for hits would have been closer to 10% than the 19% achieved.

3. North American. Nautical. Each of two or more markers used as a navigational aid, appearing in alignment to shipping which is following a safe course. Cf. range light n. at range n.¹ and adv. Compounds 2.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > object on land or sea as guide

marka1398

sea-mark1566

landmark1570

daymark1695

leading-mark1804

tide-mark1861

shoal-mark1875

range mark1886

range marker1934

cardinal mark1974

1934 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Evening Observer 30 Oct. 8/4 Bad weather on Monday caused the loss of two range markers.

1936 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. 84 724 A wharf or other structure..might figure as an aid to navigation rather than merely a wharf if it had a range marker on its outshore end.

1995 Chesapeake Bay Mag. Oct. 90/3 Abby had steered across Pooles Island Cu, learning in the process to use range markers as we made the sharp turns that would lead us across the flats.

4. Radar. A visual indication of distance on a radar screen. Cf. range ring n. at range n.¹ and adv. Compounds 2.

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society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radar apparatus > marks or signals on radar screen

range mark1942

ghost1943

pip1944

range marker1944

blip1945

clutter1945

sea return1945

sea clutter1946

angel1947

1944 Princ. Radar (Mass. Inst. Technol. Radar School) ii. 3 A very common method [of range determination] for search-type sets is the use of range markers generated in the timer.

1977 J. French Small Craft Radar ii. 69 Two types of range markers are in common use, the variable range marker giving only one ring which can be set by the operator, and fixed rings.

1992 M. Sosa & S. M. Malcolm Sci. Bks. & Films' Best Bks. for Children, 1988–91 vii. 167 It is clear from the range markers (segments of circles) that the radar is located at the lower right on the photo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	range marker
释义	range markern. Brit. /ˈreɪn(d)ʒ ˌmɑːkə/, U.S. /ˈreɪndʒ ˌmɑrkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: range n.¹, marker n. Etymology: < range n.¹ + marker n. 1. A person employed to assess the accuracy of the shooting on a firing range; = marker n. 3c. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > marker marker1859 spotter1875 range marker1877 1877 Times 16 Aug. 10/3 Some point arose as to a hit, and the range markers were signalled to examine the targets. 1912 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 9 July 10/4 (heading) Shot the range marker... Roy Rowe..was shot and instantly killed this morning, while marking at the rifle ranges. 2005 K. Spurling in D. Stevens Royal Austral. Navy in World War II (ed. 2) xvi. 216 A team of WRANS were employed as range markers on the rifle range at Flinders. 2. Gunnery. An object used by a gunner as a marker to indicate the range attainable by a particular piece of artillery. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1913 Washington Post 26 Jan. 5/3 The gunners in the forts and shore batteries had used the buoys as range markers for their guns. 1998 J. Greene & A. Massignani Ironclads at War iv. 143 The Confederates were helped by preplaced range markers, since normal gunnery percentages for hits would have been closer to 10% than the 19% achieved. 3. North American. Nautical. Each of two or more markers used as a navigational aid, appearing in alignment to shipping which is following a safe course. Cf. range light n. at range n.¹ and adv. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > object on land or sea as guide marka1398 sea-mark1566 landmark1570 daymark1695 leading-mark1804 tide-mark1861 shoal-mark1875 range mark1886 range marker1934 cardinal mark1974 1934 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Evening Observer 30 Oct. 8/4 Bad weather on Monday caused the loss of two range markers. 1936 Univ. Pennsylvania Law Rev. 84 724 A wharf or other structure..might figure as an aid to navigation rather than merely a wharf if it had a range marker on its outshore end. 1995 Chesapeake Bay Mag. Oct. 90/3 Abby had steered across Pooles Island Cu, learning in the process to use range markers as we made the sharp turns that would lead us across the flats. 4. Radar. A visual indication of distance on a radar screen. Cf. range ring n. at range n.¹ and adv. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radar apparatus > marks or signals on radar screen range mark1942 ghost1943 pip1944 range marker1944 blip1945 clutter1945 sea return1945 sea clutter1946 angel1947 1944 Princ. Radar (Mass. Inst. Technol. Radar School) ii. 3 A very common method [of range determination] for search-type sets is the use of range markers generated in the timer. 1977 J. French Small Craft Radar ii. 69 Two types of range markers are in common use, the variable range marker giving only one ring which can be set by the operator, and fixed rings. 1992 M. Sosa & S. M. Malcolm Sci. Bks. & Films' Best Bks. for Children, 1988–91 vii. 167 It is clear from the range markers (segments of circles) that the radar is located at the lower right on the photo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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