close quarter

See also: close-quarter

English

Etymology

Originally closed quarter (“section or area”).

Noun

close quarter (plural close quarters)

  1. (nautical) 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
  • close quarters combat
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