2. Adjective. (context: of a projectile or projectile system) whose range can be adjusted ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ranged
1. range [v] - See also: range
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ranged
Literary usage of Ranged
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"have ranged to be placed a mural tablet of marble, in a recess immediately behind
and above ; Ue seat of the ... Во« Т. ranged for the Circuit Court in ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The counties of Great Britain over which the annual outbreaks have been distributed
have ranged between 24 in 1890 and 52 in 1879. -\'a matter of fact, ..."
3. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Thick o'er the soul of Hector came the cloud Of sorrow for his comrade ; yet
perforce He left him where he lay, and to and fro ranged, seeking some brave ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"The crowd of vulgar kings, the leaders of so many martial tribes, who served
under the standard of Attila, were ranged in the submissive order of guards and ..."
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