"close range" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: close ranges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} close range (usually uncountable, plural close ranges)
  1. A short distance between a weapon and a target. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-close_range-en-noun-cVnwHpUP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The second reason that the Apache draw is doubly helpful at close ranges is that the arc of most arrows out to 30 or 35 yards is never so high nor so low above or below the aiming point that it will cause a miss of any consequence.",
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