Moved or traveled over an area; organized or arranged things in a line or series; in weapons, capable of shooting at a distance.
From 'range' (Old French 'renger,' from 'renc' meaning 'rank, line'). Originally referred to arranging in ranks, expanded to mean covering territory.
When cowboys 'ranged' cattle, they were doing something completely different than when archers 'ranged' in on targets, yet we use the same word—language is lazy and efficient that way.
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