driving range

noun

: an area equipped with distance markers, clubs, balls, and tees for practicing golf shots

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When paired with the $7,500 federal tax credit, the base front-wheel-drive model delivers 319 miles of driving range for under $30,000. Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 The episode begins with Gerrard and Buck on the driving range, where the captain reveals that mandatory budget cuts are coming to the firehouse. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024 After that distance, or when the driver calls for more acceleration or speed, the five-seat SUV’s gasoline engine turns on, providing another 380 miles of driving range, per EPA tests. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024 The chemistry generally nets a lower overall driving range for EVs after a full charge compared to the more expensive nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) batteries GM installs in most of its current EV models. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for driving range 

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driving range was in 1929

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“Driving range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driving%20range. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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driving range

noun
: an area equipped for practicing golf shots

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