Definition of Firing range

1. Noun. A practice range for target practice.

Exact synonyms: Target Range
Generic synonyms: Practice Range
Specialized synonyms: Rocket Range, Shooting Gallery, Shooting Range

Definition of Firing range

1. Noun. A range designed for target practice, especially for firearms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Firing Range

fireworks night
fireworky
fireworm
fireworms
firey
fireys
firing
firing away
firing chamber
firing line
firing mechanism
firing off
firing party
firing pin
firing pins
firing range (current term)
firing ranges
firing squad
firing squads
firing up
firings
firked
firkin
firking
firkins
firks
firless
firlike
firlot

Literary usage of Firing range

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau (1996)
"When the brigade artillery moved to within firing range, they were able to put fire on the enemy and the battalion main body moved forward to take up ..."

2. State Laws and Ordinances on Firearms by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The legal owner of the firearm or the licensed dealer shall be on the premises or the property of the firing range during the entire time that the firearm ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"Glazes such as slate, white, yellow, caramel or Albany slip glazes where the calcium content is too high, change little over a wide firing range and make ..."

4. Proceedings by Institution of Municipal Engineers, London, Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors (1901)
"There is also a field firing range and disappearing targets, a large sum having been spent by public bodies and individuals to provide sufficient ..."

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