close quarters

[ klohs ]

/ kloʊs /

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noun

a small, cramped place or position.

direct and close contact in a fight: They met at close quarters, exchanging many quick jabs.

Origin of close quarters

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby close quarters

close one's eyes to, close-order drill, closeout, close position, close punctuation, close quarters, close quote, closer, close ranks, close reach, close-reefed

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Example sentences from the Web for close quarters

They snapped and barked, but had as yet come to no close-quarters since Tolleys adventure with the pepper-besprinkled Bible.
The Heart of Canyon Pass|Thomas K. Holmes
There was a flurrying exchange of close-quarters blows, Rorke spinning about so that his back was towards the referee.
Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories|Albert Payson Terhune
Close-quarters may be on any point, and the seaman rather delights in the bow attack, using the bowsprit as his bridge.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The close-quarters projectile of to-day is more usually shrapnel with the fuze set at zero.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for close quarters

close quarters

/ (kləʊs) /

pl n

a narrow cramped space or position

at close quarters

engaged in hand-to-hand combat
in close proximity; very near together

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单词	close quarters
释义	close quarters [ klohs ] / kloʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR close quarters ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small, cramped place or position. direct and close contact in a fight: They met at close quarters, exchanging many quick jabs. Origin of close quarters First recorded in 1745–55 Words nearby close quarters close one's eyes to, close-order drill, closeout, close position, close punctuation, close quarters, close quote, closer, close ranks, close reach, close-reefed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for close quarters They snapped and barked, but had as yet come to no close-quarters since Tolleys adventure with the pepper-besprinkled Bible. The Heart of Canyon Pass\|Thomas K. Holmes There was a flurrying exchange of close-quarters blows, Rorke spinning about so that his back was towards the referee. Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories\|Albert Payson Terhune Close-quarters may be on any point, and the seaman rather delights in the bow attack, using the bowsprit as his bridge. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth The close-quarters projectile of to-day is more usually shrapnel with the fuze set at zero. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for close quarters close quarters / (kləʊs) / pl n a narrow cramped space or position at close quarters engaged in hand-to-hand combat in close proximity; very near together Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to close quarters grips
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close quarters

noun

Origin of close quarters

Words nearby close quarters

Example sentences from the Web for close quarters

British Dictionary definitions for close quarters

pl n

Words related to close quarters