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downrange

[ adjective doun-reynj; adverb doun-reynj ]

adjective

, Rocketry.
  1. being in the designated path from a launch pad to the point on a course generally taken as the target:

    The signal was picked up by a downrange radar station.

downrange

/ ˈdaʊnˈreɪndʒ /

adjective

  1. in the direction of the intended flight path of a rocket or missile

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Word History and Origins

Origin of downrange1

First recorded in 1950–55; down 1 + range

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Example Sentences

He looked downrange, trying to drive everything out of his mind but the target hanging down there.

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