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opening the range

opening the range is the present participle and gerund 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 opening the range

What is opening the range the present participle and gerund of?
Opening the range is the present participle and gerund of open the range.

Words near opening the range in the dictionary

  1. opening the ball
  2. opening the batting
  3. opening the door
  4. opening the floodgates
  5. opening the kimono
  6. opening the range
  7. opening time
  8. opening times
  9. opening titles
  10. opening up
  11. opening up a can of whoop ass

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