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Rifle range   /rˈaɪfəl reɪndʒ/   Listen
Rifle range

noun
1.
The distance that a rifle bullet will carry.  Synonym: rifle shot.
2.
A range where people can practice shooting rifles.






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"Rifle range" Quotes from Famous Books



... where the grass was quite rank. The warriors had assumed all the indolent attitudes which are seen in a body of men that have more time at their disposal than they know what to do with. They had shifted their position so far back that they were beyond good rifle range; for although a hunter like Dick Morris could have picked off a redskin nine times out of ten, yet he could not "pick his man." Lone Wolf had attired himself precisely as were the rest of his warriors, and at the distance it was impossible to distinguish him from them, so the scout wisely concluded ...
— Through Apache Lands • R. H. Jayne



Words linked to "Rifle range" :   rifle shot, reach, range



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