open-range
adjectiveUK /ˌəʊpən ˈreɪndʒ/
US /ˌoʊpən ˈreɪndʒ/
Open-range means animals can walk freely over a big area of land without fences.
The cows lived on an open-range farm where they could roam all day.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A large area of land with no fences where animals graze.
Ranchers let their cattle graze on the open range.
3. A style of farming where animals move freely instead of being kept in pens.
Open-range farming is common in the wide plains of the west.
4. Not limited to a small or closed space.
The wild horses ran across the open-range country.