英和和英

動詞

open the range (三人称単数 現在形 opens the range, 現在分詞 opening the range, 過去形および過去分詞形 opened the range)

1. (military) To draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.

   Even after receiving the order to withdraw, the battle-cruiser squadron took several more hits before they managed to open the range.

   • 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?‎^[1], archived from the original on 3 November 2022, retrieved 5 November 2022, 18:40 from the start:

     In the confusion, Johnston manages another about-face and heads away to open the range, with its torpedoes spent.