Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downrange

/dˈaʊnɹˈeɪndʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: down-range
IPA: /dˈaʊnɹˈeɪndʒ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.

adv

In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.

Example Sentences

"Luckily, the sheer rate of fire that the 5-inch guns allowed for was fast enough that a few salvos of regular shells were sent downrange quickly as a followup before the two racing ships passed by each other and vanished into the murk."

Etymology

From down + range.

Inflected Forms

further downrange (comparative) farther downrange (comparative) furthest downrange (superlative) farthest downrange (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

crossrange uprange

Rhymes With

change range long-range exchange strange arrange interchange grange rearrange ange mange estrange

Questions

How do you pronounce downrange?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈaʊnɹˈeɪndʒ/.
What does downrange mean?: In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Where does downrange come from?: From down + range.

How to pronounce downrange

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