close range
Speech parts
1. close range - Noun
2. close range - Adjective
Meaning
close range (usually uncountable, plural close ranges)
A short distance between a weapon and a target.
shots fired from close range; shot at close range
Capable of operating at a short distance.
Knuckledusters are excellent close-range weapons.
Hit, shot, or taken from nearby the target.
He took a close-range picture of the wrestlers to try to capture the energy.
Alternative names
close-range
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According to the witness, four male traders who were running away from their shops on sighting the robbers were shot at close range.
After 1,615 minutes on the field and 42 shots this season, McGoldrick finally found the net by tapping in a finish from close range in the 18th minute at an empty Bramall Lane.
A four-hour battle ensued, both ships pounding the other with close-range cannon fire, although neither ship could destroy or seriously damage the other.
A close-range missile attack from a submarine would also negate this assumption, as would positioning the weapons close to the intended target.
According to witnesses, militants opened fire on the moving vehicle, but then "approached the car" and shot the occupants in their seats at "close range".
A long ball frees Wilfried Zaha, who beats Ola Aina with some great skill and gets a shot away from close range.