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RIFLE RANGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A range where people can practice shooting rifles
Example:
during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rifle range" is a kind of...):
range (a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The distance that a rifle bullet will carry
Example:
the target was out of rifle range
Synonyms:
rifle range; rifle shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("rifle range" is a kind of...):
range; reach (the limits within which something can be effective)
