| 单词 | pistol range |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspistol range pistol range n. (a) the distance that a pistol can fire a bullet; (b) a place for practising pistol shooting. ΚΠ 1811 Edinb. Advertiser 30 Aug. 141/2 The enemy silently waited the attack..until the boats were within pistol range. 1838 R. S. Surtees Jorrocks's Jaunts 312 Round-abouts, archery-butts, pistol-ranges. 1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah iv. 99 The sepoys plied them with shot at pistol-range. 1977 H. Kaplan Damascus Cover iv. 33 On the pistol range Ari discovered..that his aim was way off. 1981 Manchester Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 21 June 1 There will be strong pressures on the Palace..to perform..the ceremonials beyond pistol range. 2000 Combat Handguns Mar. 58/1 The techniques were created on a pistol range, where conditions are controlled—they were never tested in the real-world. < as lemmas |
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