downrange
adv.— «After arriving in Spain, the crew then receives orders to fly somewhere “downrange,” the military term’s for a foreign destination, usually Kuwait, Iraq or Afghanistan.» —“C-5 crews expect unexpected” by Joe Rogalsky in Dover Air Force Base Newszap.com (Del.) Sept. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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