rifle range

/ˌraɪfəl ˈreɪndʒ/
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Other forms: rifle ranges

Definitions of rifle range
  1. noun
    a range where people can practice shooting rifles
    “during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges”
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    type of:
    range
    a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
  2. noun
    the distance that a rifle bullet will carry
    “the target was out of rifle range”
    synonyms: rifle shot
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    type of:
    range, reach
    the limits within which something can be effective
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