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close-in
[ klohs-in ]
adjective
- near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.
- occurring or provided at close quarters:
Fighter planes provided daring close-in air support.
close in
/ kləʊz /
verb
- (of days) to become shorter with the approach of winter
- foll byon or upon to advance (on) so as to encircle or surround
Example Sentences
The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.
But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.
This contrasts with many urban regions, where close-in areas just beyond downtowns have been actually losing population.
They would come close in-shore, and I would spear them from the rocks with a Papuan fishing-spear.
We steered close in-shore to avoid the drifting 287 wood and the set of the current.
That cut the range way down, even for this close-in weapon, but it would be dangerous for Reine if he used more.
Our only chance appeared to be, going from harbour to harbour and keeping close in-shore.
I can't make her out, but she must be standing very close in-shore.
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