But that meant Temeraire was now undermanned, and they were vulnerable to boarding themselves: they could not risk another close engagement.

It requires close engagement with the immediate environment.

The function of the floating weight is to automatically keep the stylus in close engagement with the record, thus insuring accuracy of reproduction.

It was the last close engagement of British and foreign troops in Great Britain.

The British admiral endeavoured to force on a close engagement.

Eliot had a fine notion of close engagement, observed Jack to himself.

The actual close engagement lasted 35 minutes before Tribune struck.

On the other hand, in a close engagement the leeward ship often could not see her opponent through the enormous clouds of smoke.

The close engagement lasted only four seconds, and of all who watched it perhaps only Willie Garvin could have detailed the moves later.

It was the last close engagement of British and foreign troops on mainland British soil.