close range meaning: definition, quotations

close-range

adjalso spelled close-range

Capable of operating at a short distance.

Hit, shot, or taken from nearby the target.

He took a close-range picture of the wrestlers to try to capture the energy.
Raul Meireles volleyed over from 12 yards before Leon Britton blocked a close-range effort from Ramires as Chelsea started to press.2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport:

noun

Usually A short distance between a weapon and a target.

shots fired from close range; shot at close range
The second reason that the Apache draw is doubly helpful at close ranges is that the arc of most arrows out to 30 or 35 yards is never so high nor so low above or below the aiming point that it will cause a miss of any consequence.1969 August, Field & Stream, volume 74, number 4, page 111:

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