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firing range

American  

noun

  1. range.


Etymology

Origin of firing range

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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The Broomway is a route across flat sands from the shore near Southend-on-Sea to Foulness Island and is home to a Ministry of Defence firing range.

From BBC

A team at the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham has used £3.1m of Ministry of Defence funding to develop a vehicle-based lab that can be taken to field hospitals, firing ranges and rehabilitation centres.

From BBC

The vet was supported by some Royal Marines, who were on exercise at a firing range close by.

From BBC

Bear Stearns was planning a special outing for its customers, at a Vegas firing range, where they could learn to shoot everything from a Glock to an Uzi.

From Literature

At the Butovo firing range, a Stalin-era execution site near Moscow that has become a shrine to his victims, visiting Russians warned against venerating the wartime leader or emulating his ideas.

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