from close quarters

from close quarters
at (or from) close quarters (or range) close to or from a position close to someone or something.
Main Entry: close

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  • Close Quarters Battle — (CQB) or close quarters combat (CQC) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand to hand combat. In the typical CQB scenario, the attackers try a very… …   Wikipedia

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  • close quarters — 1753, originally nautical, and reflecting the confusion of CLOSE (Cf. close) (v.) and CLOSE (Cf. close) (adj.); now understood of proximity, but orig. closed space on ship board where last stand could be made against boarders [Weekley]. Cf. also… …   Etymology dictionary

  • at close quarters — 1. (of fighting) hand to hand or at close range 2. In close proximity • • • Main Entry: ↑close at close quarters 1. In very near proximity 2. Hand to hand • • • Main Entry: ↑quarter …   Useful english dictionary

  • at close quarters — ► at (or from) close quarters (or range) close to or from a position close to someone or something. Main Entry: ↑close …   English terms dictionary

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