range : Idioms & Phrases

• noun mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
  

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• noun a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
  

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• noun near to the scope or range of something
  ballpark.
  
  • his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark

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• adverb very close
  close up.
  
  • without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up
  • even firing at close range he missed

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• noun the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
  Balkan Mountains; Balkans.
  

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• noun a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
  Cascades; Cascade Mountains.
  

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• an open space through which cattle may run or range. U. S. Bartlett.

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• noun a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
  Coast Mountains.
  

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• noun a practice range for practicing golf shots
  driving range.
  

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• noun a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power
  

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• noun a practice range for target practice
  firing range.
  

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• adjective satellite of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot
  

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• noun a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
  gas stove; gas cooker.
  

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• noun a practice range for practicing golf shots
  driving range.
  

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• noun a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia
  Eastern Highlands.
  

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• noun the area in which an animal normally ranges
  home territory.
  

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• (Gunnery), the distance in a horizontal plane to which a gun will throw a projectile.

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• noun a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
  Karakorum Range; Mustagh; Karakoram Range; Karakoram.
  

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• noun a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
  Karakorum Range; Mustagh; Karakoram Range; Karakoram.
  

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• noun a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
  cooking stove; stove; kitchen stove; range.
  
  • dinner was already on the stove

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• adjective satellite involving an extended span of time
  
  • long-range goals
• adjective satellite suitable for or reaching long distances
  
  • long-range nuclear capability

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• noun a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887
  

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• noun a series of hills or mountains
  mountain range; chain; mountain chain; chain of mountains; range.
  
  • the valley was between two ranges of hills
  • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range

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• a series of mountains closely related in position and direction.

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• noun a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
  Karakorum Range; Mustagh; Karakoram Range; Karakoram.
  

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• noun a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing
  omnirange; omnidirectional radio range.
  

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• noun a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing
  omnirange; omnidirectional radio range.
  

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• the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged.

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• (Geol.), one which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development.

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• noun a place for practicing golf shots
  

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• noun measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
  radar; microwave radar; radiolocation.
  

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• noun any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep)
  

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• noun a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object
  rangefinder.
  

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• (Gunnery), an instrument, or apparatus, variously constructed, for ascertaining the distance of an inaccessible object, used to determine what elevation must be given to a gun in order to hit the object; a position finder.

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• noun exhaust hood over a kitchen range
  

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• verb direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
  zero in; home in.
  

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• noun (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
  image; range.
  
  • the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers

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• (Optics), the distance between the near point and the far point of distinct vision, usually measured and designated by the strength of the lens which if added to the refracting media of the eye would cause the rays from the near point to appear as if they came from the far point.

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• (Naut.), a certain length of slack cable ranged along the deck preparatory to letting go the anchor.

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• noun a series of hills or mountains
  mountain range; chain; mountain chain; chain of mountains; range.
  
  • the valley was between two ranges of hills
  • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range

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• noun surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
  flagpole; range pole.
  

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• (Masonry), masonry of squared stones laid in courses each of which is of even height throughout the length of the wall; distinguished from broken range work, which consists of squared stones laid in courses not continuously of even height.

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• noun surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
  flagpole; range pole.
  

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• noun the distance that a rifle bullet will carry
  rifle shot.
  
  • the target was out of rifle range
• noun a range where people can practice shooting rifles
  
  • during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges

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• noun a firing range for rocket missiles
  

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• noun a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship
  

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• noun an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice
  shooting gallery.
  

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• adjective satellite relating to the near future
  
  • a short-range policy
• adjective satellite limited to short distances
  
  • short-range planes
  • a short-range shot

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• noun locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions
  

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• noun a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
  St. Elias Mountains.
  

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• noun a practice range for target practice
  firing range.
  

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• noun a range for conducting tests
  

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• noun a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton
  

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• (an object) (Gun.), to find the angle at which the piece must be raised to reach (the object) without carrying beyond.

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• noun distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye
  

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• adjective satellite including much
  
  • the pianist's wide-ranging repertoire
• adjective satellite widely different
  varied.
  
  • varied motives prompt people to join a political party
  • varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants

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