"close" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The close escort comprised the minesweeper Gossamer and five whalers.
- Other commanders present thought a combination of sweeps and close escort would be more effective in reducing losses.
- The close escort joined the same day.
- Among ships that might still travel under close escort are those delivering American arms.
- They led him up a flight of steps and through twisting corridors, under close escort all the way, and finally onto the darkened bridge.
- The convoy was protected by a close escort and a distant escort.
- This convoy succeeded in reaching Malta, and the ship formed part of the close escort on the return journey.
- The second would strike at the close escort, or, if unescorted, the bombers themselves.
- Yet pressure to defend the bombers in close escort caused this advantage to be thrown away.
- Only two months later she took up the role of close escort in the Pedestal convoy to Malta.
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