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downrange

adverb

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From down + range.

  1. In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.

adv

Etymology: From down + range.

  1. In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.

    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.