Gunfight
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noun.
A duel or battle with firearms.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
a
battle
(or a
duel
) using
small arms
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noun.
a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
Word Usage
"A word of advice, keivan: bringing a plastic knife to a gunfight is not a good survival strategy."
Form
bring a knife to a gunfight
gunfighter
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
combat
fight
fighting
scrap
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
aboundeth
auto-arming
boom/bust
destruct
fire-storm
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
antiaircraft fire
cross fire
curtain fire
direct fire
dry fire