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

An application for a gun range and store has sparked a debate in Walnut Creek over whether the new business would be a benefit or detriment to the city. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

The commission is not voting on whether the gun range can open. — Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Yes, more time in the classroom and less time on the gun range, but far better results. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

The district claimed the firing line at the gun range faces toward the school and that, while there are berms to stop bullets, the owner of the gun range said someone could theoretically fire over the berms. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 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