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close quarter
noun
Any of several strong wooden barriers erected across the deck of a merchant sailing ship, having loopholes through which muskets could be fired to resist boarding attacks
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And then Collazo is down from some close quarter punching, started by a left hook.
The 3-year-old Flute took the worst of some close quarter zig-zagging and finished second.
Long-range or close quarter attack (CQA)?
Close quarter battle (CQB) is the fighting system of choice for the NZSAS.
Fierce close quarter fighting against the Ottoman 3rd Infantry Division continued during the afternoon.
The sparring is all set in claustrophobic close quarter conditions to mirror real life muggings and attacks.
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The close-quarter thrashing, like the water, can get rough.
He recommended the Bushmaster for police SWAT teams "in close-quarter encounters with evildoers".
I am a certified firearms instructor and I instruct in close-quarter combat fighting.
A close-quarter manoeuvre before a baying crowd of Happy Eaters just wasn't going to happen.
There is one other area of defensive concern: Jaap Stam's vulnerability in close-quarter combat.
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