Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Designed for or limited to short distances.
  • adjective Of or relating to the near future.

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  • adjective Intended for use on something close or nearby.

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  • adjective relating to the near future
  • adjective limited to short distances

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Examples

  • Gadhafi's forces remained active, firing off a short-range Scud missile Monday near Sirte, Gadhafi's hometown and one of the few remaining cities still under his control, said U.S. military officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.

    Moammar Gadhafi's son resurfaces, vows to fight 2011

  • Gadhafi's forces remained active, firing off a short-range Scud missile Monday near Sirte, Gadhafi's hometown and one of the few remaining cities still under his control, said U.S. military officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.

    Moammar Gadhafi's son resurfaces, vows to fight 2011

  • In his first six months, Bush shored up NATO's cohesion -- and Germany's place within the Alliance -- by deferring the contentious issue of short-range nuclear missiles and by advancing drastic cuts in conventional forces in Europe, over the objection of his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    Robert B. Zoellick: Lessons of German Unification Robert B. Zoellick 2010

  • According to it's military definition, an assult weapon is "a mid-power, selective rate-of-fire, short-range, weapon."

    Anybody else hear about the guy that exercised his 2nd amendment right at the Obama rally? 2009

  • Thanks to recent advances in polymer-tipped, spire-point bullets that are safe to use in tubular magazines, lever-action rifles — once generally considered to be short-range, big-woods specialists — are now as capable as many short-action bolt rifles.

    The Latest in Lever-Action Deer Guns 2009

  • In his first six months, Bush shored up NATO's cohesion -- and Germany's place within the Alliance -- by deferring the contentious issue of short-range nuclear missiles and by advancing drastic cuts in conventional forces in Europe, over the objection of his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    Robert B. Zoellick: Lessons of German Unification Robert B. Zoellick 2010

  • Samoa set up a series of short-range drives, just like the ones that had led to their try.

    Wales 17-10 Samoa | Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool D match report 2011

  • He warned that Moscow would deploy short-range Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, a Baltic Sea region bordering Poland, and place weapons in other areas in Russia's west and south to target US missile defence sites.

    Medvedev threatens US over missile shield 2011

  • In his first six months, Bush shored up NATO's cohesion -- and Germany's place within the Alliance -- by deferring the contentious issue of short-range nuclear missiles and by advancing drastic cuts in conventional forces in Europe, over the objection of his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    Robert B. Zoellick: Lessons of German Unification Robert B. Zoellick 2010

  • According to it's military definition, an assult weapon is "a mid-power, selective rate-of-fire, short-range, weapon."

    Anybody else hear about the guy that exercised his 2nd amendment right at the Obama rally? 2009

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