gunfight

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1. gunfight - Noun

2. gunfight - Verb

Meaning

a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

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Furthermore, about a week into the alleged gunfight, the commanding officer of the concerned Rab battalion was withdrawn from command. Source: Internet

After a gunfight, a troop of real Federales arrives and drives the bandits away. Source: Internet

All five were killed in the ensuing gunfight with security forces, and one civilian died in the bomb blast triggered as they attempted to breach the cordon wall. Source: Internet

Always first to bring its readers the news, even if it's 139 years late, the 'Globe' informs us that "Despite Hollywood movies, outlaw Billy the Kid didn't die in a gunfight," but was shot "by his old pal Pat Garrett" as he lay in bed with his girlfriend. Source: Internet

At Acoli's trial, Harper testified that the gunfight started "seconds" after Foerster arrived at the scene. Source: Internet

Because of this, "Sniper 2" didn't fire a single shot until late in the gunfight, when hostage-taker Khalid Jamal attempted to escape on foot and ran right at the exposed sniper. Source: Internet

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