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opens the range

opens the range is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 opens the range

What is opens the range the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Opens the range is the third-person singular simple present indicative of open the range.

Words near opens the range in the dictionary

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

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