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rangekeeper

rangekeeper noun: an early electromechanical computer used to direct gunfire.

Noun

rangekeeper (plural rangekeepers)

  1. (historical) An early electromechanical computer used to direct gunfire.

Forms of rangekeeper

pluralrangekeepers

Origin of rangekeeper

From range + keeper.

Questions about rangekeeper

What does rangekeeper mean?
Rangekeeper means an early electromechanical computer used to direct gunfire.
What part of speech is rangekeeper?
Rangekeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of rangekeeper?
The plural of rangekeeper is rangekeepers.

Words near rangekeeper in the dictionary

  1. rangefinders
  2. rangefinding
  3. rangefree
  4. rangehood
  5. rangehoods
  6. rangekeeper
  7. rangekeepers
  8. rangekeeping
  9. Rangel
  10. rangeland
  11. rangelander

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