Open the range

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.

"Even after receiving the order to withdraw, the battle-cruiser squadron took several more hits before they managed to open the range."

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