range
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
Other meanings
A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).
Selection, array.
“We sell a wide range of cars.”
Synonyms
- mountain range
- chain
- mountain chain
- chain of mountains
A kind of
- geological formation
Word history
From Old French "rengier" (to range, to rank, to order).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “range” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.