noun
Meaning 1
plural of close quarter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
close quarters
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/ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/
noun
Meaning 2
Very near proximity; cramped conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- They were fighting at close quarters.
- Four-to-a-room is living in close quarters.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: site, situation
History
Etymology
See close quarter.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: těsné prostory — very near proximity
- German: engster Raum — very near proximity
- German: sehr enge Verhältnisse — very near proximity
- Hebrew: פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים (panim el panim) — very near proximity