Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open the range

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
open the range
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

opens the range (present, singular) opening the range (participle, present) opened the range (participle, past) opened the range (past)

Phrases

striking range

Frequently Paired Words

striking range

Antonyms

close the range

Questions

What does open the range mean?
To draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.

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