short-range
adjective
1
: involving or taking into account a short period of time
short-range plans
2
: relating to or fit for short distances
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Iron Dome was developed by Israel to zap rockets and mortar fire out of the sky -- acting as a kind of shield over a country under the near-constant threat of short-range and medium-range missile attacks.
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 12 July 2024
The drill came just a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported North Korea had fired a pair of short-range ballistic missiles in a possible response to the Freedom Edge exercise.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
The Stinger is a portable surface-to-air defense system that can be carried and fired by troops or mounted onto a vehicle and used as short-range defense against aircraft.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
Hezbollah has used different short-range missiles and rockets, at first targeting tanks and other technical equipment near the border before progressing to attacks on military barracks and bases.
—Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 12 July 2024
The drill came just a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported North Korea had fired a pair of short-range ballistic missiles in a possible response to the Freedom Edge exercise.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
The Stinger is a portable surface-to-air defense system that can be carried and fired by troops or mounted onto a vehicle and used as short-range defense against aircraft.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
Hezbollah has used different short-range missiles and rockets, at first targeting tanks and other technical equipment near the border before progressing to attacks on military barracks and bases.
—Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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“Short-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-range. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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