close+at+hand
31hand — I [[t]hæ̱nd[/t]] NOUN USES AND PHRASES ♦ hands (Please look at category 56 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four …
32hand — 1. noun 1) big, strong hands Syn: palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meathook 2) the clock s second hand Syn: pointer, indicator, needle, arrow, marker 3) …
33close-by — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : being close at hand : adjacent * * * /klohs buy /, adj. nearby; adjacent; neighboring. [1620 30] * * * close by «KLOHS BY», adjective. = nearby. (Cf. ↑nearby …
34Hand to hand combat — (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a generic term for close quarters fighting, particularly when the outcome is potentially fatal, as in melee military combat or a duel. This distinguishes it from combat sport. Usually the phrase hand to… …
35Close combat (disambiguation) — Close combat is a generic term for both Close Quarters Battle and Hand to hand combat. Mêlée generally refers to disorganized close combat. CQB is an acronym for Close Quarters Battle, such as that which occurs in urban warfare. Close Combat is… …
36Close Combat Clasp — in Gold Awarded by Nazi Germany Type …
37hand — [hand] n. [ME < OE, akin to Goth handus < base of hinthan, to seize (hence, basic sense “grasper”) < ? IE base * kent , ? to seize] I 1. the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers,… …
38close — close1 [klōs] adj. closer, closest [ME clos < OFr < L clausus, pp. of claudere (see CLOSE2); senses under II from notion “with spaces or intervals closed up”] I denoting the fact or state of being closed or confined 1. shut; not open 2.… …
39Close — Close, v. i. 1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated. [1913 Webster] What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate… …
40Close 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… …
