hand-to-hand

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hand-to-hand
    adj 1: being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hand-to-hand \hand-to-hand\ adj.
   close to one's adversary; -- of combat; as, hand-to-hand
   fighting.

   Syn: at close quarters(predicate).
        [WordNet 1.5]