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CLOSE-FIGHTS
CLOSE-FIGHTS
Close
"-fights `, n.
pl.
(
Naut.
)
Defn: Barriers
with
loopholes,
formerly
erected
on
the
deck
of
a
vessel
to
shelter
the
men
in
a
close
engagement
with
an
enemy's boarders; --
called
also
close
quarters.
[
Obs.
]
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