Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun close_support

1 sense of close support

Sense 1
close support -- (close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit)
       => support, reinforcement, reenforcement -- (a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support")