DOWNRANGE

Etymology

Adjective

downrange (not generally comparable, comparative farther downrange, superlative farthest downrange)

In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket in the direction of its travel.

Adverb

downrange (not generally comparable, comparative farther downrange, superlative farthest downrange)

In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket in the direction of its travel.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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