CLOSE QUARTERS

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("close quarters" is a kind of...):

site; situation (physical position in relation to the surroundings)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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