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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 unitplay

  Familiarity information: CLOSE SUPPORT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLOSE SUPPORT (noun)


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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