short-range
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of short-range
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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An Israeli military official said one of the biggest threats is highly accurate, short-range antitank missiles like Russian Kornets and Iranian Almas with up to a 10-mile range.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Britain is sending short-range air defence systems to the Middle East to counter Iranian missile attacks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Before the war, Iran was believed to have had stockpiles of more than 2,000 short-range ballistic missiles.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
"To find wolf kills locally, ravens likely use short-range cues, like monitoring wolf behavior or listening to wolf howling," says Loretto.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Foot soldiers in the past had fought with single-shot rifles that could not fire very straight or very far and with crude short-range cannon.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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