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CLOSE SUPPORT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does close support mean?
• CLOSE SUPPORT (noun)
The noun CLOSE SUPPORT has 1 sense:
1. close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
Familiarity information: CLOSE SUPPORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("close support" is a kind of...):
reenforcement; reinforcement; support (a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission)
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