range

range
1. range, verb
To have or extend in certain direction, to correspond in direction or line, or to trend or run
2. range, noun
In the government survey of the United States, one of the divisions of a state, consisting of a row or tier of townships as they appear on the map. A division of a state in the government survey, being a six mile wide row of townships, running North and South, and used in legal descriptions. A tract or district of land within which domestic animals in large numbers range for subsistence; an extensive grazing ground. The term is used on the great plains of the United States to designate a tract commonly of many square miles occupied by one or different proprietors and distinctively called a cattle range, stock range, or sheep range. The animals on a range are usually left to take care of themselves during the whole year without shelter, except when periodically gathered in a round-up for counting and selection, and for branding, when the herds of several proprietors run together

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • Range — Range, n. [From {Range}, v.: cf. F. rang[ e]e.] 1. A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains. [1913 Webster] 2. An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rangé — rangé, ée [ rɑ̃ʒe ] adj. • XIIIe; p. p. de 1. ranger 1 ♦ Bataille rangée. 2 ♦ (v. 1735) Qui mène une vie régulière, réglée, sans excès; qui a une bonne conduite. ⇒ sérieux. Cet homme si réglé, si rangé. « Mémoires d une jeune fille rangée », de S …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • range — [rānj] vt. ranged, ranging [ME rangen < OFr ranger, var. of rengier, to arrange in a circle, row (> ME rengen) < renc < Frank * hring, akin to OE, OHG hring,RING2] 1. to arrange in a certain order; esp., to set in a row or rows 2. to… …   English World dictionary

  • rangé — rangé, ée (ran jé, jée) part. passé de ranger. 1°   Mis dans un certain ordre. •   Vingt muids rangés chez moi font ma bibliothèque, BOILEAU Lutr. IV. •   Il était sur son char ; ses gardes affligés Imitaient son silence autour de lui rangés,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • range — n 1 *habitat, biotype, station 2 Range, gamut, reach, radius, compass, sweep, scope, orbit, horizon, ken, purview can denote the extent that lies within the powers of something to cover, grasp, control, or traverse. Range is the general term… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Range — (r[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ranged} (r[=a]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ranging} (r[=a]n j[i^]ng).] [OE. rengen, OF. rengier, F. ranger, OF. renc row, rank, F. rang; of German origin. See {Rank}, n.] 1. To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Range — Range, v. i. 1. To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam. [1913 Webster] Like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he sees. Burton. [1913 Webster] 2. To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • range — [n1] sphere, distance, extent ambit, amplitude, area, bounds, circle, compass, confines, diapason, dimension, dimensions, domain, earshot*, elbowroom*, expanse, extension, extensity, field, gamut, hearing, ken, latitude, leeway, length, limits,… …   New thesaurus

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  • range — / reindʒ/, it. /rɛndʒ/ s. ingl. (propr. campo , dal medio fr. range ), usato in ital. al masch., invar. 1. [ambito nel quale varia una grandezza, spec. nel linguaggio scient.: r. di valori di una grandezza ] ▶◀ gamma, intervallo, ventaglio. 2.… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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