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closes the range

closes the range is the third-person singular simple present indicative of close the range.

Meaning of close the range

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

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What is closes the range the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Closes the range is the third-person singular simple present indicative of close the range.

Words near closes the range in the dictionary

  1. closes the book on
  2. closes the books
  3. closes the door on
  4. closes the face
  5. closes the loop
  6. closes the range
  7. closes the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  8. closes the stable door after the horse has bolted
  9. closes up
  10. closes with
  11. closest

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