"close quarters" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/
Etymology: See close quarter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|close quarter}} close quarter Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} close quarters
  1. plural of close quarter Tags: form-of, plural Form of: close quarter
    Sense id: en-close_quarters-en-noun-FYc~hian Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 73 27

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/
Etymology: See close quarter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|close quarter}} close quarter Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} close quarters pl (plural only)
  1. Very near proximity. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: CQ Derived forms: close-quarters battle (alt: CQB), close-quarters battle weapon (alt: CQBW), close-quarters combat (alt: CQC) Translations (very near proximity): engster Raum [masculine] (German), sehr enge Verhältnisse [neuter, plural] (German), פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים (panim el panim) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-close_quarters-en-noun-XMBBCFNL

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