Hand-to-hand

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Close together, within arm's reach. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Especially, describing fighting (armed or unarmed) done within reach rather than at range. not-comparable

    "soldiers trained in hand-to-hand combat"

Adjective
  1. 1
    being at close quarters wordnet

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"I saw hand-to-hand combat only one time. Once in real life. And a thousand times in dreams. One who says there is nothing to fear from war knows nothing about war."

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