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close quarters
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Close-fights \Close"-fights`\, n. pl. (Naut.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters . [Obs.]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (close quarter English) 2 Very near proximity.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1753, originally nautical, also close-fights , "bulkheads fore and aft for men to stand behind in close engagements to fire on the enemy," it reflects the confusion of close (v.) and close (adj.); "now understood of proximity, but orig. 'closed' space on ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Close Quarters may refer to: Close Quarters (Golding) , a novel by William Golding Close Quarters, a novel by Kenneth Bulmer , writing as Adam Hardy Close Quarters, a novel by Jeff Gulvin Close Quarters, a novel by Larry Heinemann
Usage examples of close quarters.
They plied Smerdis' men with arrows and pressed the fight at close quarters with sabers and spears.
It had a big hex-head on it and I scraped my knuckles trying to get a wrench around it and turn it in the close quarters.
You could have shot me at a greater distance, but at close quarters an old human doesn't stand a chance against a Heran.
He had a paralysis beamer, but it was long-barreled and useless at close quarters.
Even a few thousand beings from assorted dimensions in these close quarters produced a blend of body odors that had my stomach doing slow rolls.
Even a few thousand beings from assorted dimensions in these close quarters produced a blend of body odors that had my stomach doing slow rolls .