Close quarters

noun

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounAny 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

Synonyms

presence vacinity vicinity neighbour circumjacency surrounding ends proximative parts onlier intimate area interpenetration

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