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firefight

[fahy^uhr-fahyt]

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noun

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

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Origin:
1895–1900; fire + fight

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firefight (ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt)

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

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