melée

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.

   “Honestly, a lot of what this episode did right had more to do with the scenes that surrounded the enormous melee than those hyper-edited clashes of swords.”

2. isim A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.

   “The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee, but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team.”

3. isim Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.

   “Within this melee of intersections between English and Cantonese, the students, being themselves bilingually fluent, were able to navigate with perfect ease in communicative contexts where the provenance of a certain term or expression matters little.”

4. isim Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
5. isim A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
6. isim Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
7. isim The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
8. fiil 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.
9. sıfat Of a weapon: used in close-range combat, e.g. a sword. Compare with ranged.

   “A melee weapon is used to attack a target within 5 feet of you, whereas a ranged weapon is used to attack a target at a distance.”

10. sıfat Of a character, using melee weapons.
11. isim Alternative spelling of melee.

    “They fought with fighting-sticks, but the duel developed into a mêlée in which Big Paddy laid out three others who came to the usurper’s assistance.”

12. isim Rare spelling of melee.

    “The French frigates did not provide much support to the fleet during the melée, unlike their British counterparts.”