range
/reɪndʒ/ nounDefinition
OF THINGS [C] › a group of different things of the same general type: a range of colours/patterns We discussed a wide range of subjects.
AMOUNT [C] › the amount or number between a particular set of limits: [usually singular] The price range is from $100 to $200. The product is aimed at young people in the 18-25 age range.
DISTANCE [U] › the distance from which things can be seen, heard, or reached: The soldiers came within firing range. He was shot at close range (= from very near).
MOUNTAINS [C] › a line of hills or mountains
SHOOTING [C] › a place where you can practise shooting a gun: a rifle/shooting range
(Definition of range noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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