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close quarters definition

close quarters (klōs)

  1. Historical an enclosed space on a ship, in which a last stand could be made against boarders
  2. space that is narrow or crowded
  3. hand-to-hand encounter with an enemy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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