short-range

[ shawrt-reynj ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˈreɪndʒ /

having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.

Origin of short-range

First recorded in 1865–70

On February 28, North Korea fired four short-range missiles into the East Sea, better known as the Sea of Japan.

The Ominous Meaning of North Korea’s Missile Launches |Gordon G. Chang |February 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What is basically being attempted is a ballistic, sub-orbital flight, like a ride atop a short-range missile.

Branson’s Galactic Obstacles: Tom Bower Puts a Damper on Virgin’s Space Flight Dreams |Clive Irving |January 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A short-range rocket was fired Thursday early in the morning from Gaza into the Israeli city of Sderot.

Obama Meets Palestine’s Abbas in the Wild Wild West Bank |Eli Lake |March 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Americans decided not to push explicitly for removal of the short-range missiles.

The Commander-in-Chief Test: What the Cuban Missile Crisis Tells Us About JFK |David G. Coleman |October 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

There were also dozens of short-range nuclear missiles in Cuba.

The Commander-in-Chief Test: What the Cuban Missile Crisis Tells Us About JFK |David G. Coleman |October 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Five of the patrol boats are of the modern Soviet Osa class and carry a short-range surface-to-surface missile.

Area Handbook for Romania |Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
But the waiting marksmen fired at it with short-range heat projectors and exploded it harmlessly while it was still above them.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 |Various
In long-range—or, for the matter of that, short-range—bombardments of the Flanders littoral by warships I placed no trust.

Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 |Sir Stanley Maude
Some units are equipped with short-range missiles and unguided rockets.

Area Handbook for Bulgaria |Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The Commissioner had the short-range communicator on when they came hurrying back to the control room together.

Legacy |James H Schmitz

short-range

of small or limited extent in time or distance a short-range forecast; a short-range gun