- close-in encounter
- Военный термин: ближний бой
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Encounter — may mean:*Encounter (Christian event), an annual Christian worship event in Preston, UK * Encounter (magazine), a literary magazine *Encounter killing, a type of extrajudicial killings in which police shoot down gangsters in alleged police… … Wikipedia
close — close1 [klōs] adj. closer, closest [ME clos < OFr < L clausus, pp. of claudere (see CLOSE2); senses under II from notion “with spaces or intervals closed up”] I denoting the fact or state of being closed or confined 1. shut; not open 2.… … English World dictionary
encounter — [n1] chance meeting appointment, brush, concurrence, confrontation, interview, rendezvous; concept 384 Ant. avoidance, evasion, retreat encounter [n2] fight, argument action, battle, bout, brush, clash, collision, combat, conflict, contention,… … New thesaurus
close encounter — noun A direct personal confrontation with an extraterrestrial being (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑close … Useful english dictionary
close — [adj1] near, nearby abutting, across the street, adjacent, adjoining, approaching, around the corner, at hand, contiguous, convenient, give or take a little*, handy, hard by, immediate, imminent, impending, in spitting distance*, in the ball… … New thesaurus
close encounter of the first kind — close encounter of the first (or second, etc.) kind used to describe encounters involving increasing degrees of complexity and apparent exposure of the witness to aliens, with the first kind being a mere sighting and the fourth kind being… … Useful english dictionary
close quarters — [klōs] n. 1. Historical an enclosed space on a ship, in which a last stand could be made against boarders 2. space that is narrow or crowded 3. hand to hand encounter with an enemy … English World dictionary
Close Encounters of the Third Kind — For the concept from which this film derives its name, see Close encounter. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Theatrical release poster Directed by … Wikipedia
Close encounter — For the films, see Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Fourth Kind. In ufology, a close encounter is an event in which a person witnesses an unidentified flying object. This terminology and the system of classification behind it was… … Wikipedia
encounter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief ▪ I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train. ▪ first, initial ▪ last, previous … Collocations dictionary
close encounter — /kloʊs ɛnˈkaʊntə/ (say klohs en kowntuh) noun an encounter with an extra terrestrial being, usually specified as: 1. close encounter of the first kind, an experience of something connected with the visit of an extra terrestrial being to earth, as …