close-in

[ klohs-in ]

adjective

1. near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:

   The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.

2. occurring or provided at close quarters:

   Fighter planes provided daring close-in air support.

close in

/ kləʊz /

verb

1. (of days) to become shorter with the approach of winter
2. foll byon or upon to advance (on) so as to encircle or surround

Example Sentences

Speaking about future research plans, Dr Yardley said: "So far, we have only analysed Solar Orbiter data in this way for this particular interval. It will be very interesting to look at other cases using Solar Orbiter and to also make a comparison to datasets from other close-in missions such as NASA's Parker Solar Probe."

From Science Daily

But Diamond also has Phalanx machine guns and 30mm cannons on each side of the ship - close-in weapons.

From BBC

Portland began offering new tax incentives last summer to encourage employers to retain their presence downtown and in close-in neighborhoods, or to move in from elsewhere.

From Seattle Times

One new program offers a credit of up to $250,000 on Portland’s business license tax for employers that sign a new lease downtown or in other close-in neighborhoods.

From Seattle Times

And last summer, the City Council designated all of downtown and other close-in areas as enterprise zones, allowing certain businesses to t a state program for property tax breaks on capital investment.

From Seattle Times

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