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Maximum distance of capability
“What was that noise, that movement in the night, out there just beyond my range of vision?”
A set of different things of the same general type
“Ancestral diploids which could have given rise to this range of species may have been numerous.”
An assortment or mixture of different things or elements
“Bill's work requires him to carry a wide range of equipment with him each day.”
A line or series things
“It is today a range of hills and valleys pulsating with life, whereas when I first knew it, it was decaying.”
A line or series of mountains or hills
“The mountain range is perhaps the country's most ecologically sensitive spot.”
A large area of open land for grazing or hunting
“Our home on the range is where the deer and the antelope play.”
A large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens
“I remember clearly my mother's kitchen with a coal range and the hot water cylinder alongside.”
A walk taken for pleasure
“We decided to take a relaxing range through the forest.”
(ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found
“The bird's winter range has steadily extended farther north over the years.”
An amount, body, or collection of something
Where something is positioned or located
A large number of people or things
An ordered series or arrangement
A distance from which sound is still audible
Visibility or conditions
The official power to make legal decisions and judgements
Breadth or range of outlook
The target space into which a function maps elements of its domain
A place of abode
The view from a given vantage point
A portion allotted to someone, something, or a group
Underwater or partially submerged ledge
Visual field
A period or time free from engagement
A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made
A large (but unspecified) number, a lot
A large sheep or cattle farm
The path of a body as it travels through space
A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line
To range or occur within a continuous spectrum
“The colors of a chameleon can range anywhere from pink to turquoise.”
To aimlessly move or drift from place to place
“Treasure hunters would range the valley in search of gold.”
To assort according to type, category or class
“Explorers regularly range the plants and animals they encounter according to genera and species.”
To establish or be situated in a line or series
“The vendors would range all sorts of fresh produce along their stalls.”
To move or walk, especially in an orderly fashion as a group in a single line
To position or arrange in a given place or position
(of a person or animal) To move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey
To move over or back and forth over
To linger behind or wander from a main line or part
To depart or leave
To move around or sideways unsteadily
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