Downrange
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Downrange is an adjective meaning In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Meaning
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Example Sentences
Luckily, the sheer rate of fire that the 5-inch guns allowed for was fast enough that a few salvos of regular shells were sent downrange quickly as a followup before the two racing ships passed by each other and vanished into the murk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deep, upstreamwards, outboard, upstreamward, downstream, distal.
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