close quarters

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close quarters

/ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/

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See close quarter.

noun

plural plural of close quarter

noun

plural, plural only Very near proximity; cramped conditions. They were fighting at close quarters.
Similar: CQ

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noun very near proximity

Deutsch	engster Raum, sehr enge Verhältnisse
עברית	פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים panim el panim

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@misc{close_quarters_2026,
  title = {close quarters},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/close%20quarters},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}