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close quarters
[ klohs ]
noun
- a small, cramped place or position.
- direct and close contact in a fight:
They met at close quarters, exchanging many quick jabs.
close quarters
/ °ì±ôəʊ²õ /
plural noun
- a narrow cramped space or position
- at close quarters
- engaged in hand-to-hand combat
- in close proximity; very near together
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of close quarters1
Example Sentences
Do you live in an apartment building or close quarters with your neighbors?
The trial has offered a rare chance for the French public to see the once-revered actor - star of films like Green Card and Cyrano de Bergerac - at close quarters.
A DBS would help potentially weed out abusive candidates, and prevent them working in close quarters with junior staff, White said.
With the weather causing havoc, it was a day for the purists as Saints had to show their steel at close quarters.
"The execution will have to be done at close quarters, brushing shoulders in the lobbies as we go to vote for the removal of much-respected colleagues."
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