A close contest or match in which the competitors are nearly evenly matched and the outcome is uncertain.
昨夜の試合は最後まで接戦だった。
Last night's game was a close contest until the end.
選挙は接戦で、勝者は数百票差に過ぎなかった。
The election was a close race; the winner won by only a few hundred votes.
両チームの力が拮抗し、接戦が続いた。
The two teams were evenly matched, and a close contest continued.
Close combat where opposing forces engage at short range; sometimes used in military or historical accounts.
戦記には歩兵同士の接戦の描写が多い。
War chronicles often contain descriptions of close-quarters fighting between infantry.
敵と接戦になり、部隊は撤退を余儀なくされた。
They became engaged in close combat with the enemy and the unit was forced to retreat.