close-quarters
Within arm's reach
Close-quarters describes fighting, combat, or other activity conducted at very short range, where opponents are near enough to touch: close-quarters combat, close-quarters battle.
The hyphenated form functions as an adjective; the noun phrase close quarters (unhyphenated) refers to the cramped space itself: living in close quarters.
Uncomfortably lacking space
- confinedKept within bounds
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- compactTightly packed together
restricted · narrow · claustrophobic · sardines · elbow-to-elbow · squeezed · constricted · intimate
Engaging in physical conflict
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- hand-to-handAt grappling distance
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- brawlingFighting noisily in public
clinch · boarding · trench warfare · breach · engagement · tactical · urban warfare · infighting
cramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
compact · restricted · narrow · claustrophobic · sardines · elbow-to-elbow · squeezed · constricted · intimate · bunched
fighting
Engaging in physical conflict
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- hand-to-handAt grappling distance
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
brawling · clinch · boarding · trench warfare · breach · engagement · tactical · urban warfare · infighting · scuffle
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
- dormitoryStudent living building
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- shelterProtected place or structure
bivouac · tent · shared housing · communal · roommate · cohabitation · bunkhouse · hostel · billeting · encampment
berth
Sleeping space on transport
fo'c'sle · mess · stateroom · shipboard · berthing · hammock · wardroom · submarine · hull · gangway
close-quartersdistant
Far away or aloof
long-range · far-off · remote · far-flung · from afar
close-quarterslong-range
Across great distances
standoff · ranged · indirect fire · artillery range · over-the-horizon
close, quarter, closed, closer, closest, closely, closeness, closing, closure