TARGET RANGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does target range mean? 

• TARGET RANGE (noun)
  The noun TARGET RANGE has 1 sense:

1. a practice range for target practice

  Familiarity information: TARGET RANGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TARGET RANGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A practice range for target practice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

firing range; target range

Hypernyms ("target range" is a kind of...):

practice range (a place for practicing golf shots)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "target range"):

rocket range (a firing range for rocket missiles)

shooting gallery; shooting range (an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice)

 Context examples 

Healthy eating helps keep your blood sugar in your target range.

(Diabetic Diet, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

You can take steps to keep your kidneys healthier longer: • Choose foods with less salt (sodium) • Keep your blood pressure below 130/80 • Keep your blood glucose in the target range, if you have diabetes

(Chronic Kidney Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

If you do have diabetes, it is very important to keep your blood sugar numbers in your target range.

(Blood Sugar, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)