downrange

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

Adjective

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

Origin

From down + range.

Forms

further downrange farther downrange furthest downrange farthest downrange

Adverb

  1. In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
    • Luckily, the sheer rate of fire that the 5-inch guns allowed for was fast enough that a few salvos of regular shells were sent downrange quickly as a followup before the two racing ships passed by each other and...

Forms

further downrange farther downrange furthest downrange farthest downrange

Related

crossrange uprange