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open the range

verb

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  1. To draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the…

    To draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.

    • Even after receiving the order to withdraw, the battle-cruiser squadron took several more hits before they managed to open the range.
    • In the confusion, Johnston manages another about-face and heads away to open the range, with its torpedoes spent.

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