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close the range

close the range verb: to move oneself or one's vehicle(s) (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) closer to the enemy in order to allow them to fire on the enemy, either more effectively or at all.

Verb

close the range (third-person singular simple present closes the range, present participle closing the range, simple past and past participle closed the range)

  1. To move oneself or one's vehicle(s) (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) closer to the enemy in order to allow them to fire on the enemy, either more effectively or at all.
    • With reports of the Japanese forces bearing down on them confirmed, Rear Admiral Sprague orders his ships east, heading towards a series of rain squalls, hoping for concealment. This will hopefully delay the Japanese closing the range, and also draw them away from the much-more-vulnerable landing...2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 10:57 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022

Antonyms of close the range

Forms of close the range

third-person singular presentcloses the range
present participleclosing the range
past participleclosed the range
pastclosed the range

Questions about close the range

What does close the range mean?
Close the range means to move oneself or one's vehicle(s) (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) closer to the enemy in order to allow them to fire on the enemy, either more effectively or at all.
What part of speech is close the range?
Close the range is a verb.
What is the past tense of close the range?
The past tense of close the range is closed the range.

Words near close the range in the dictionary

  1. close the book on
  2. close the books
  3. close the door
  4. close the face
  5. close the loop
  6. close the range
  7. close the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  8. close the stable door after the horse has bolted
  9. close thing
  10. close things
  11. close time

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