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close-range

close-range adjective: capable of operating at a short distance.

Adjective

close-range (not comparable)

  1. Capable of operating at a short distance.
    • Knuckledusters are excellent close-range weapons.
  2. Hit, shot, or taken from nearby the target.
    • He took a close-range picture of the wrestlers to try to capture the energy.
    • Raul Meireles volleyed over from 12 yards before Leon Britton blocked a close-range effort from Ramires as Chelsea started to press.2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms of close-range

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Questions about close-range

What does close-range mean?
Close-range means capable of operating at a short distance.
What part of speech is close-range?
Close-range is an adjective.

Words near close-range in the dictionary

  1. close-order drill
  2. close-packed
  3. close-packing
  4. close-packings
  5. close-quarter
  6. close-range
  7. close-reef
  8. close-reefed
  9. close-reefing
  10. close-reefs
  11. close-run

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