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41close air support — An air action by fixed and rotary wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in proximity to friendly forces. This requires detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces. Close air support may be… …
42at close quarters — 1. (of fighting) hand to hand or at close range 2. In close proximity • • • Main Entry: ↑close at close quarters 1. In very near proximity 2. Hand to hand • • • Main Entry: ↑quarter …
43at close range — {adv. phr.} Close by; in proximity. * /The police officer fired at the fleeing murder suspect at close range./ …
44at close range — {adv. phr.} Close by; in proximity. * /The police officer fired at the fleeing murder suspect at close range./ …
45danger close — In close air support, artillery, mortar, and naval gunfire support fires, it is the term included in the method of engagement segment of a call for fire which indicates that friendly forces are within close proximity of the target. The close… …
46at close hand — adverb : in close proximity : nearby as a personal friend he saw the great man at close hand on many occasions …
47scintillation proximity assay — Assay system in which antibody or receptor molecule is bound to a bead that will emit light when b emission from an isotope occurs in close proximity, ie. from a radioactively labelled ligand. Avoids the need for scintillant in order to measure… …
48Optical proximity correction — An illustration of optical proximity correction. The blue Γ like shape is what we d like printed on the wafer, in green is the shape after applying optical proximity correction, and the red contour is how the shape actually prints (quite close to …
49Twin cities (geographical proximity) — Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are born in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time. The term Twin Cities in the United States refers specifically to the cities Minneapolis and Saint… …
50near, close — These words mean at or within a short distance or interval in time or space, but close is closer or nearer than near. That is, use close when you wish to stress immediate proximity: a close shave, a close call, a close friend. Near more often… …
