rifle range

noun

a firing range for practice with rifles.

the range of, or distance coverable by, a bullet fired from a rifle: The enemy was within rifle range.

Origin of rifle range

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby rifle range

rifled slug, rifle green, rifle grenade, rifleman, rifle pit, rifle range, riflery, riflescope, rifling, rift, rift saw

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Example sentences from the Web for rifle range

The battle had been fought and apparently won; for the Confederates were out of rifle-range in a very short time.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen|Oliver Optic
Every man of the regiment was in rifle-range, and all did deadly work.
The Battle of New Orleans|Zachary F. Smith
I had a rifle-range at Sagamore Hill, where I often took friends to shoot.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
This served also for hockey and as a rifle-range; the targets being placed in tiers up the steep hill-side on the east end.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly

He did not explain that he had been taught to shoot on the rifle-range of his own regiment, and had won quite a number of medals.
Long Live the King|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for rifle range

rifle range

noun

an area used for target practice with rifles

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单词	rifle range
释义	rifle range noun a firing range for practice with rifles. the range of, or distance coverable by, a bullet fired from a rifle: The enemy was within rifle range. Origin of rifle range First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby rifle range rifled slug, rifle green, rifle grenade, rifleman, rifle pit, rifle range, riflery, riflescope, rifling, rift, rift saw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rifle range The battle had been fought and apparently won; for the Confederates were out of rifle-range in a very short time. A Lieutenant at Eighteen\|Oliver Optic Every man of the regiment was in rifle-range, and all did deadly work. The Battle of New Orleans\|Zachary F. Smith I had a rifle-range at Sagamore Hill, where I often took friends to shoot. Theodore Roosevelt\|Theodore Roosevelt This served also for hockey and as a rifle-range; the targets being placed in tiers up the steep hill-side on the east end. Life in an Indian Outpost\|Gordon Casserly He did not explain that he had been taught to shoot on the rifle-range of his own regiment, and had won quite a number of medals. Long Live the King\|Mary Roberts Rinehart British Dictionary definitions for rifle range rifle range noun an area used for target practice with rifles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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