📖 Definitions of "Close range"
noun
- 1
A short distance between a weapon and a target.
"shots fired from close range; shot at close range"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Close range"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| close combatnoun | violent physical confrontation between two or more opponents at short range |
| striking rangenoun | Alternative form of striking distance. [(military) A distance at which a soldier, military force, vessel, etc. is sufficiently near to be able to attack an opponent.] |
| striking distancenoun | (figurative) A distance at which one is sufficiently near to an objective to have an opportunity to achieve it. |
| gunshotnoun | (countable) The act of discharging a firearm. |
| meleenoun | (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| long shotnoun | (idiomatic) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working; long odds |
| chargenoun | The amount of money levied for a service. |
| direct firenoun | The aiming and firing of a projectile at a target in line of sight from the weapon. |
| enfiladenoun | A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line. |
| marknoun | (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary. |
| firing rangenoun | Synonym of shooting range. |
| gun rangenoun | Synonym of shooting range. |
| infightingnoun | Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side. |
| express riflenoun | Any of various rifles that propel the bullet at high velocity to maximize point-blank range. |
| close shavenoun | A shave that is very short or near the skin. |
| patternnoun | Model, example. |
| proximity fusenoun | A fuse that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it. |
| gunfightnoun | A battle (or a duel) using small arms. |
| scope bitenoun | (firearms) Injury during recoil as the scope hits one's face. |
| snapshotnoun | A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity. |
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