close-range

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close-range (not comparable)

  1. Capable of operating at a short distance.
    Knuckledusters are excellent close-range weapons.
  2. Hit, shot, or taken from nearby the target.
    He took a close-range picture of the wrestlers to try to capture the energy.
    • 2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      Raul Meireles volleyed over from 12 yards before Leon Britton blocked a close-range effort from Ramires as Chelsea started to press.

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