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opened the range

opened the range is the simple past and past participle of open the range.

Meaning of open the range

Verb

open the range (third-person singular simple present opens the range, present participle opening the range, simple past and past participle opened the range)

  1. To draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.
    • Even after receiving the order to withdraw, the battle-cruiser squadron took several more hits before they managed to open the range.

Questions about opened the range

What is opened the range the simple past and past participle of?
Opened the range is the simple past and past participle of open the range.

Words near opened the range in the dictionary

  1. opened the ball
  2. opened the batting
  3. opened the door
  4. opened the floodgates
  5. opened the kimono
  6. opened the range
  7. opened up
  8. opened up a can of whoop ass
  9. opened up a can of whoop-ass
  10. opened up the kimono
  11. opened wide

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