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Definition of Close call
1. Noun. Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin.
Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Achievement
Definition of Close call
1. Noun. A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Close Call
Literary usage of Close call
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"You cannot have a close call continue from day to day, and, just as has been
pointed out here by Mr. Hinman, in the last days of the session it will be ..."
2. Notes of a Busy Life by Joseph Benson Foraker (1916)
"ALL LOST BUT HONOR, AND THAT HAS A close call. MY nomination for the fourth time
and for a third term was, in view of all the circumstances, ..."
3. On the South African Frontier: The Adventures and Observations of an by William Harvey Brown (1899)
"... Natives from Their Stronghold— A Midnight Patrol—Chasing Insolent Savages—A
close call—Forty Days in the Wilderness—The Salisbury Hospital—Difficulties ..."
4. The Red Reign: The True Story of an Adventurous Year in Russia by Kellogg Durland (1908)
"... CHAPTER XIX A close call A midnight meeting—An unusual request—Four women
of "the movement"—A sharp engagement—How the plot was carried out—Plans for ..."
5. Warpath and Bivouac: Or the Conquest of the Sioux by John Frederick Finerty (2000)
"A close call. The day after the return of Crook's party from their hunt, the
General, who expected the wagon train and reinforcements from Fetterman to ..."
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