tight space

collocation in English

meaningsoftightandspace

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tight
adjective
adverb
uk
/taɪt/us
/taɪt/
(held or kept together) firmly ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition oftightandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftight space

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Don't even try manipulating opponent's in thistightspace, it's quite difficult.
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Victorian gowns often made it unrealistic for a lady to take part in an illusion or be pressed into atightspace.
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The kissing scene was difficult to film due to the position of movement in such atightspace.
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Parking your vehicle could be a bit difficult though, as it is a reallytightspaceon the main road through, if you get a space at all.
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Nysted is able to get into thetightspaceand methylenate the carbonyl group easily.
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They are almost flat, but gaps give glimpses into tight spaces similar to those represented in the earlier paintings.
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The clamshell system facilitated loading and unloading in tight spaces.
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Dentist's mirrors are also commonly used by engineers to allow vision in tight spaces and around corners in equipment.
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First, their small cross section to length ratio allows them to move into, and maneuver through, tight spaces.
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This reduces the confusion when mingled with other logos in tight spaces and when scaled between media.
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Other forms of entrapment such as getting wedged into tight spaces can often be avoided, but must otherwise be dealt with as they happen.
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Many tango steps are often borrowed from tango shows, but modified for the tight spaces and flow of other dancers around the floor.
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In tight spaces or where access was difficult, the help of children and youngsters was enlisted to haul tipper wagons.
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In tight spaces the piano may be turned on end and rested on the trolley.
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The reduced diameter allows the robot to clean more areas in small bathrooms, kitchens, and other tight spaces.
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Its slender form allows it to access tight spaces on the reef.
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Methods include destruction of the cell or compound walls, squeezing through tight spaces, or entering off-limits areas.
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On the other hand, concerns of excess weight and wasted volume keep the double bottoms very tight spaces.
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