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Definition of At close range
1. Adverb. Very close. "Even firing at close range he missed"
Lexicographical Neighbors of At Close Range
Literary usage of At close range
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"at close range the absence of a vinaceous tone is obvious. ... at close range on
the water, however, the male differs from any other species in its cinnamon ..."
2. An Observer in the Philippines: Or, Life in Our New Possessions by John Bancroft Devins (1905)
"... CHAPTER XIX CONTAGION at close range A Morning in San Lázaro Hospital—Safeguarding
Young Americans—The First Suggestion of Leprosy —A "Fine" Case of ..."
3. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government by Walter Frederick Beyer, Oscar Frederick Keydel (1906)
"The fight continued until dark, the artillery all the while shelling the ravine
at close range, and the rifles and muskets of the men dropping the yelling ..."
4. Strong Vincent and His Brigade at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 by Oliver Willcox Norton (1909)
"We opened a brisk fire at close range, which was so sudden and effective that
they soon fell back among the rocks and low trees in the valley, only to burst ..."
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