Definition of short-range in US English:
short-range
adjectiveˈSHôrt ˈˌrānjˈʃɔrt ˈˌreɪndʒ
1(especially of a vehicle or missile) only able to be used or be effective over short distances.
short-range nuclear weapons
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, I think it's been pretty clearly shown that it was a short-range missile.
- In the 1980s Asian armies were buying armored vehicles and short-range aircraft to control internal threats.
- The aircraft has seven wing-mounted weapon stations, including missile launchers for short-range air-to-air missiles.
- In this case, the guidance system in existence for their short-range missiles is more than adequate.
- More likely, the report goes on, they were intended as casings for short-range rockets.
2Of or over a short period of future time.
Example sentencesExamples
- Increasing persistence with a number of short-range goals can help break up periods of boredom.