corps-à-corps
Fencers touching bodies
Corps-à-corps is a fencing term for when two opponents come into close bodily contact, typically requiring the referee to halt the action.
The French phrase literally means "body to body." Outside fencing, it can describe any close physical confrontation or hand-to-hand combat: The duel devolved into corps-à-corps.
Close-quarters combat technique
- hand-to-handAt grappling distance
- clinchSettle beyond doubt
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
melee · brawl · scuffle · tussle · physical · confrontation · engagement · fighting
Settle beyond doubt
- infightingRivalry within one organization
- close-quartersVery near proximity
- boutLimited stretch of something
- épéeFencing sword, points only
foil · sabre · piste · engagement · bind · referee · halt · separation
grappling
Close-quarters combat technique
- hand-to-handAt grappling distance
- clinchSettle beyond doubt
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
struggle · melee · brawl · scuffle · tussle · physical · confrontation · engagement · fighting · martial
clinch
Settle beyond doubt
- infightingRivalry within one organization
- close-quartersVery near proximity
- boutLimited stretch of something
épée · foil · sabre · piste · engagement · bind · referee · halt · separation · penalty
embrace
Hold closely in arms
pressed · entwined · face-to-face · bodily · physical · nearness · encounter · touch · confrontation · tension
corps-à-corpstouché
Acknowledgment of valid counterpoint
clean hit · measure · blade work · right of way · engagement
corps-à-corpssniper fire
Shots from hidden shooter
bombardment · artillery fire · archery · gunfight · aerial combat
corps, corpse, corpses, corporate, corporation, corporations, corporeal, incorporate, incorporated