Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.; CQC; CQB · A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap. · Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation. · Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
Of a weapon: used in close-range combat, e.g. a sword. Compare with ranged. · Of a character, using melee weapons.
To physically hit in close quarters, as opposed to shooting, blowing up, or other ranged means of damage. Often refers to the usage of a hand-to-hand weapon.
Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley.
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