gunfight

[ guhn-fahyt ]

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

Origin of gunfight

1
First recorded in 1650–60; gun1 + fight

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British Dictionary definitions for gunfight

gunfight

/ (ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt) /


noun
  1. mainly US a fight between persons using firearms

Derived forms of gunfight

  • gunfighter, noun
  • gunfighting, noun

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