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Definition of Hand-to-hand
1. Adjective. Being at close quarters. "Hand-to-hand fighting"
Definition of Hand-to-hand
1. Adjective. Close together, within arm's reach. ¹
2. Adjective. Especially, fighting done within reach rather than at range. May or may not indicate unarmed combat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand-to-hand
Literary usage of Hand-to-hand
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... and drave their steeds within, And waged the battle by the galleys' sterns
With brass-tipp'd lances hand to hand, themselves Still fighting from their ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"... and during the latter battle he rode away from the staff and engaged in a
hand-to-hand fight with a Sikh ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"Blows given hand to hand in fighting. Batailler, combattre» venir àla main, livrer
la bataille. ..."
4. The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its by James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1853)
"In this pursuit the gallant Inman was killed, bravely fighting the enemy hand to
hand. Tn this action Col. Shelby commanded the right, Col. ..."
5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"American freemen, hand to hand, A bulkwark to guard it well, shall stand ; God
save the flag of our native land. That its hallowed and blended beauty mars ! ..."
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