close quarter

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

Noun

(nautical) any of several strong wooden barriers erected across the deck of a merchant sailing ship, having loopholes through which muskets could be fired to resist boarding attacks

Japanese Meaning

（海洋用語）商船のデッキに設置された、頑丈な木製の障壁。障壁には小窓（狭間）があけられており、そこからマスケット銃で発砲し、乗船攻撃に対抗するために用いられる。

What is this buttons?

The sailors hurriedly erected the close quarter across the deck, firing through its loopholes to repel the boarding party.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

水兵たちは急いで甲板に銃眼のある防壁を築き、その射口から撃って乗り込みを阻止した。

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(nautical) any of several strong wooden barriers erected across the deck of a merchant sailing ship, having loopholes through which muskets could be fired to resist boarding attacks

close quarters

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