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gunfight

[ guhn-fahyt ]

noun

  1. a battle between two or more people or groups armed with guns, gun, especially a confrontation between two gunfighters using revolvers in the frontier days of the American West.


gunfight

/ ˈɡʌˌڲɪ /

noun

  1. a fight between persons using firearms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲˌھپԲ, noun
  • ˈܲˌھٱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gunfight1

First recorded in 1650–60; gun 1 + fight
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Since then, however, gunfights have erupted regularly around Culiacán, with decapitated bodies bearing threatening messages left on public display.

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“That’s just not the reality that we exist in, and it’s not going away anytime soon. So we come into a gunfight with fists? No, we need to come in with enough money to fight.”

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One viewer noted the many gunfight scenes involving Alec Baldwin could be distracting.

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A member of Be'eri's emergency response squad, he was killed in a gunfight at the kibbutz's dental clinic.

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In 2022, gunfights between rival clans living near the mine killed at least 17 people.

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