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As kids, we have all handled shot guns. From there on, there is no transition. It stays in the toy box. The idea is to get the transition and bridge the gap between the toy box and the shooting range.
Gagan Narang

Meaning of "shooting range" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOOTING RANGE

shooting range  [ˈʃuːtɪŋ reɪndʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOOTING RANGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shooting range is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOOTING RANGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shooting range

Shooting range

A shooting range or firing range is a specialized facility designed for firearms practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more supervisory personnel, called variously a range master or "Range Safety Officer" in the United States or a range conducting officer in the UK. These supervisory personnel are responsible for ensuring that all weapon safety rules are followed at all times. Shooting ranges can be indoor or outdoor and possibly restricted to certain types of firearms, e.g. handguns only or rifles, or they can specialize in certain shooting sports such Skeet shooting or 10 m Air Pistol/Rifle.

Definition of shooting range in the English dictionary

The definition of shooting range in the dictionary is a place where people practise shooting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOOTING RANGE


arrange
əˈreɪndʒ
change
tʃeɪndʒ
derange
dɪˈreɪndʒ
disarrange
ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ
downrange
ˈdaʊnˈreɪndʒ
estrange
ɪˈstreɪndʒ
exchange
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ
grange
ɡreɪndʒ
interchange
ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ
mange
meɪndʒ
mid-range
ˈmɪdreɪndʒ
misarrange
ˌmɪsəˈreɪndʒ
multirange
ˈmʌltɪˌreɪndʒ
part-exchange
ˌpɑːtɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ
prearrange
ˌpriːəˈreɪndʒ
range
reɪndʒ
re-change
riːˈtʃeɪndʒ
rearrange
ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ
strange
streɪndʒ
top-of-the-range
ˌtɒpəvðəˈreɪndʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOOTING RANGE

shooter
shootie
shooting
shooting box
shooting brake
shooting gallery
shooting guard
shooting incident
shooting iron
shooting lodge
shooting match
shooting party
shooting practice
shooting script
shooting spree
shooting star
shooting stick
shooting war
shooting-down
shootist

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOOTING RANGE

age range
Agent Orange
blood orange
burnt orange
driving range
dynamic range
free-range
gas range
home range
interquartile range
kitchen range
Lagrange
Lange
long-range
mountain range
orange
price range
product range
salary range
short-range
the Grange

Synonyms and antonyms of shooting range in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shooting range» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOOTING RANGE

Find out the translation of shooting range to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shooting range from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shooting range» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

射击场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campo de tiro
570 millions of speakers

English

shooting range
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शूटिंग रेंज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرماية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

campo de tiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুটিং পরিসীমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

champ de tir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelbagai menembak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schießstand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

射撃練習場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

촬영 범위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk jarak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nơi tập bắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படப்பிடிப்பு வீச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शूटिंग रेंज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Poligon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poligono di tiro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzelnica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poligon de tragere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκοπευτήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skietbaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skjutbana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skytebane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shooting range

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOTING RANGE»

The term «shooting range» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOTING RANGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shooting range

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3 QUOTES WITH «SHOOTING RANGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shooting range.
1
Laurie Holden
It's a fun thing to do: Go to a shooting range with a buddy, knock off a few rounds, release stress.
2
Gagan Narang
As kids, we have all handled shot guns. From there on, there is no transition. It stays in the toy box. The idea is to get the transition and bridge the gap between the toy box and the shooting range.
3
Pat Sajak
Being a conservative in Hollywood is like walking into a shooting range with a bull's-eye attached to your body. There are more of us than you would believe, but if you want to keep working, you feel like you have to keep quiet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOTING RANGE»

Discover the use of shooting range in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shooting range and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Training Shooting Sports
You want to shoot more accurately and with better focus, and you want to be more successful and well prepared when competing at a strenuous competition? Then this book is the perfect training companion for you!
Katrin Barth, Beate Dreilich, 2010
2
American Sniper (Enhanced Edition): The Autobiography of the ...
Book description to come.
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice, 2012
3
Bowhunter's Guide to Accurate Shooting
(See Chapter 15, Effective Shooting Range, for more on this topic.) America's conservation pioneer Aldo Leopold said it best, "A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct.
Lon E. Lauber, 2005
4
Shoot Like the Pros: The Road to a Successful Shooting Technique
InCreASIng ShooTIng rAnge In today's game, it is unthinkable for a perimeter player not to be a three-point threat, and for a big man not to be able to hit a shot from the elbow or short corner. Having good shooting range will force the defense ...
Adam Filippi, 2011
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Rifle: Steps to Success
Whether they are required or not, wearing eye and ear protection is strongly suggested whenever you are on a shooting range. Everyone on a range, whether shooting or not, bears the responsibility of maintaining safety. Following safety ...
Launi Meili
6
Ensign Training
Time: Daytime, working hours of shooting range The different timeframe: pieces of clay shouldn't be visible to people while driving past the shooting range, while staying at different shooting positions, e.g. target shooting, etc. Different temporal  ...
Len Kaplan, 2009
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The Gun Digest Book of Trap & Skeet Shooting
Still, the occasional sale or closing of a shooting range with tons of lead on and in the ground causes a great deal of debate and discussion among sportsmen, in government and in environmental circles. The use of steel or composites in all ...
Rick Sapp, 2009
8
The Earl's Outrageous Lover:
Edward shook his head but knew she couldn't see his exasperation over the phone. “You don't need to go to a shooting range, Jessica,” he said firmly. “I'll introduce you to eligible men. Just look over your choices and see if anyone sparks any ...
Elizabeth Lennox, 2012
9
Contaminated Soil 2000: Proceedings of the Seventh ...
Because the groundwater samples were found contaminated and the groundwater flows towards the water intake plant, the shooting range is going to be remediated. 1 The Investigated Site and Research Methods The Alaharma shooting ...
‎2000
10
How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods: The Ultimate ...
If you are interested in the shooting sports, then you may want to consider building a shooting range near your cabin, especially if the cabin is located in a remote area. To have a private shooting range tucked away near a cabin is the dream of ...
J. Wayne Fears, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOOTING RANGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shooting range is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 wounded, grazed in Philadelphia shooting range in age 3-46
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say the victims of a second shotgun shooting in Philadelphia in the last few days ranged in age from 3 to 46. Philadelphia police ... «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»
2
Gov. Abbott Signs Open Carry, Campus Carry Laws At Shooting
Abbott Signs Open Carry, Campus Carry Laws At Shooting Range. June 13 ... Gov. Abbott signs two guns bills Saturday at Red's Indoor Range in Pflugerville. «CBS Local, Jun 15»
3
Lockport native killed on shooting range remembered as …
“When I talked to him Easter Sunday, he said he had to get sleep because he had to be on the firing range in the morning,” his mother said. Forsyth, 33, would ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»
4
British tourist 'kills himself at Thai shooting range'
A British tourist is reported to have died at a shooting range in Thailand after ... CCTV at the Thalang shooting range is said to have captured the moments before ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
5
Ranger testifies killings at gun range were 'brutal'
Four days later, Kyle and Littlefield picked up Routh at his Lancaster home and took him to the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range for what was supposed to be ... «Austin American-Statesman, Feb 15»
6
Streets of Europe Turning into “Anti-Semitic Shooting Range
“We will not agree to get used to the point where people can just shoot the Jews in the streets of ... “You cannot make the streets an anti-Semitic shooting range. «Breaking Israel News, Feb 15»
7
Mom who lives near shooting range says stray bullet hit her
The family of a Washington state woman who was grazed in the head by a bullet says they can't prove it came from the neighboring shooting range, but a metal ... «Fox News, Feb 15»
8
Girl Who Shot Arizona Shooting Range Instructor Said Uzi Was 'Too …
The 9-year-old girl who accidentally shot and killed an Arizona shooting range instructor with an Uzi said that the weapon was "too much for her," according to a ... «NBCNews.com, Sep 14»
9
Why a Gun Range Says It's OK for Kids to Fire Uzis
A Nevada gun range today defended having children fire automatic weapons despite the fatal accident at a nearby shooting range that occurred when a ... «ABC News, Aug 14»
10
Newtown Killer's Obsessions, in Chilling Detail
Ms. Lanza was a gun enthusiast who often took her son to shooting ranges. She was divorced from his father, Peter Lanza, a General Electric executive. «New York Times, Mar 13»

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