gun range

noun

plural gun ranges

: a place where firearm shooting is practiced

… took him to the gun range on weekends to shoot a .22-caliber rifle.

—Mary Ann Thomas

compare firing range

Examples of gun range in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mann, the 83-year-old director of the sequel to the 1995 crime thriller, was hospitalized Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Los Angeles gun range Saturday. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Heat director Michael Mann was briefly hospitalized Saturday after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Los Angeles gun range. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026

The others are a new fire station, 911 call center, police academy and gun range that the city says are all in shambles. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gun range

• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• exchange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• strange
• interchange
• rearrange