hand-to-hand

Translations

hand-to-handadjective
Used attributively to denote close-quarters fighting; generally non-gradable.
The recruits practiced hand-to-hand combat techniques.
Новобранцы отрабатывали рукопашные приемы боя.
hand-to-handadverb
Describes the manner of fighting at very close range.
The soldiers fought hand-to-hand in the narrow alley.
Солдаты сражались врукопашную в узком переулке.

Definitions

hand-to-handadjective
Involving direct physical contact or fighting at very close range, typically with handheld weapons or no weapons at all.
The recruits practiced hand-to-hand combat techniques.
hand-to-handadverb
At very close quarters; in direct physical contact.
The soldiers fought hand-to-hand in the narrow alley.