downrange
Adjective
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Usage- not-comparable
- usually
Adverb
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Usage- not-comparable
- usually
- Related words
- crossrangeuprange
- Examples
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More examples (1)
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.
Word forms
further downrangefarther downrangefurthest downrangefarthest downrange