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short-range

(shôrt′rānj′)
adj.
1. Designed for or limited to short distances: a short-range airliner.
2. Of or relating to the near future: short-range goals.
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short-range

adj
of small or limited extent in time or distance: a short-range forecast; a short-range gun.
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short′-range′



adj.
having a limited extent, as in distance or time.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.short-range - relating to the near future; "a short-range policy"
short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
2.short-range - limited to short distances; "short-range planes"; "a short-range shot"
short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
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short-range

adjective
1. Intended, used, or present for a limited time:
2. Designed or implemented so as to gain a temporary limited advantage:
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Translations

short-range

[ˈʃɔːtˈreɪndʒ] ADJ [gun] → de corto alcance; [aircraft] → de autonomía limitada, de corto radio en acción
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

short-range

[ˌʃɔːtˈreɪndʒ] adj (gun) → a gittata corta; (aircraft) → a corto raggio d'azione; (plan) → a breve termine
the short-range weather forecast is for ... → il bollettino meteorologico per le prossime dodici ore prevede...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

short

(ʃoːt) adjective
1. not long. You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?
2. not tall; smaller than usual. a short man.
3. not lasting long; brief. a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.
4. not as much as it should be. When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.
5. (with of) not having enough (money etc). Most of us are short of money these days.
6. (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.
adverb
1. suddenly; abruptly. He stopped short when he saw me.
2. not as far as intended. The shot fell short.
ˈshortness noun
ˈshortage (-tidʒ) noun
a lack; the state of not having enough. a shortage of water.
ˈshorten verb
to make or become shorter. The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it.
ˈshortening noun
(especially American) the fat used for making pastry.
ˈshortly adverb
soon. He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived.
shorts noun plural
short trousers for men or women.
ˈshortbread noun
a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit.
ˌshort-ˈchange verb
to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.
short circuit the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb ˌshort-ˈcircuit)
ˈshortcoming noun
a fault.
ˈshortcut noun
a quicker way between two places. I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field.
ˈshorthand noun
a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds.
ˌshort-ˈhanded adjective
having fewer workers than are necessary or usual.
ˈshort-list noun
a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.
verb
to put on a short-list. We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.
ˌshort-ˈlived (-ˈlivd) , ((American) -ˈlaivd) adjective
living or lasting only for a short time. short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.
ˌshort-ˈrange adjective
1. not reaching a long distance. short-range missiles.
2. not covering a long time. a short-range weather forecast.
ˌshort-ˈsighted adjective
seeing clearly only things that are near. I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted.
ˌshort-ˈsightedly adverb
ˌshort-ˈsightedness noun
ˌshort-ˈtempered adjective
easily made angry. My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.
ˌshort-ˈterm adjective
1. concerned only with the near future. short-term plans.
2. lasting only a short time. a short-term loan.
by a short head
by a very small amount. to win by a short head.
for short
as an abbreviation. His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.
go short
to cause oneself not to have enough of something. Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).
in short
in a few words.
in short supply
not available in sufficient quantity. Fresh vegetables are in short supply.
make short work of
to dispose of very quickly. The children made short work of the ice-cream.
run short
1. (of a supply) to become insufficient. Our money is running short.
2. (with of) not to have enough. We're running short of money.
short and sweet
His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.
short for
an abbreviation of. `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?
short of
not as far as or as much as. Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.
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References in periodicals archive ?
It has also fired several short-range missiles in recent weeks.
Kim Dong-yub, a researcher at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, said the weapons were likely to be new short-range ballistic missiles that are part of Pyongyang's modernisation of its military capabilities.
It marked the fifth such launch since July 25 when the North fired two short-range missiles.
official said that at least one projectile was launched and that it appeared to be similar to previous short-range missiles fired by Pyongyang.
The South Korean military said the projectiles are presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles, which flew 400 kilometers with a peak altitude of 48 km.
Trump said Friday that the short-range tests "may be a United Nations violation," but he and Kim had never discussed such missiles.
The official said the two projectiles appeared similar to the short-range ballistic missiles that were test-fired earlier this week.
Earlier in the day, South Korean media reported that North Korea had fired short-range missiles from the Hodo Peninsula, situated not far from the Eastern coastal town of Wonsan, into the Sea of Japan.
Based on a power-efficient 28-nanometer (nm) process technology, the Exynos i T100 is optimized to be used with short-range IoT devices that automate and control environments within homes or businesses.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world provider of advanced semiconductor technology, has announced a new Internet of Things (IoT) solution, the Exynos i T100, which enhances the security and reliability of devices designed for short-range communications, the company said.
Unless the long range is built into, and based on, short-range plans and decisions, the most elaborate long-range plan will be an exercise in futility.
North Korea has tested several short-range missiles, BBC reports citing the South Korean media.

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