hand-to-hand

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hand-to-hand

adjective

idiomatic, not comparable Close together, within arm's reach.
not comparable Especially, describing fighting (armed or unarmed) done within reach rather than at range. soldiers trained in hand-to-hand combat

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adj fighting done within reach rather than at range

Español	cuerpo a cuerpo, a cuerpo
中文	肉搏 ròubó, 肉薄 ròubó
Português	corpo a corpo
Français	corps à corps
Italiano	corpo a corpo, all'arma bianca

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@misc{hand_to_hand_2026,
  title = {hand-to-hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hand-to-hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}