close-by

[ klohs-bahy ]

/ ˈkloʊsˈbaɪ /

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adjective

nearby; adjacent; neighboring.

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Origin of close-by

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby close-by

close to home, close up, close with, close, but no cigar, close-at-hand, close-by, close-cropped, close-fisted, close-fitting, close-grained, close-hauled

Example sentences from the Web for close-by

In France, there is, in one of the close-by suburbs of Paris, a cemetery for dogs.
Is Life Worth Living Without Immortality?|M. M. Mangasarian
He emerged upon an animated tableau of modern nymph and modish satyr in a close-by forest aisle.
The Landloper|Holman Day