close-in

[klohs-in]

adjective

1. near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city.

   The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.

2. occurring or provided at close quarters.

   Fighter planes provided daring close-in air support.

close in

/ kləʊz /

verb

1. (of days) to become shorter with the approach of winter

2. to advance (on) so as to encircle or surround

Idioms and Phrases

Surround, enclose, envelop, as in The fog closed in and we couldn't see two yards in front of us , or She felt the room was closing in . [c. 1400]

Also, . Draw in, approach, as in The police closed in on the suspect . [Early 1800s]

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