Meanings
adjectiveclose-range (not comparable)
- not comparableCapable of operating at a short distance.
Knuckledusters are excellent close-range weapons.
- not comparableHit, shot, or taken from nearby the target.
He took a close-range picture of the wrestlers to try to capture the energy.
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Raul Meireles volleyed over from 12 yards before Leon Britton blocked a close-range effort from Ramires as Chelsea started to press.
2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport
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APA
close-range. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-range
MLA
“close-range.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-range. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close-range,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-range.
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