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firefight

[ fahyuhr-fahyt ]

noun

  1. an exchange of gunfire between two opposing forces, especially a skirmish between military forces.


firefight

/ ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. a brief small-scale engagement between opposing military ground forces using short-range light weapons


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Word History and Origins

Origin of firefight1

First recorded in 1895–1900; fire + fight

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Example Sentences

During the intense firefight that followed, four Kurdish fighters died, including three of Ahmed's cousins.

What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight.

Less than 30 minutes after the firefight started, commandos entered the compound and found the mortally wounded hostages.

There is something about a firefight at night, something about the mechanical elegance of an M-60 machine gun.

The day after the assault, ISAF announced that forces had stumbled upon the dead women after a firefight with insurgents.

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