gunplay
[guhn-pley]
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noun
the exchange of gunshots, usually with intent to wound or kill.
Origin of gunplay
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Contemporary Examples of gunplay
Over time, the patterns of gunplay and stabbings reminded Slutkin of the diseases crossing rural Africa.
Using Strategies Reserved for Disease Outbreak, Activists Try to “Cure” Urban ViolenceSarah Kunst
April 11, 2014
And, yes, Black Friday provides the spectacle of gunplay, arrests, and casual violence.
Historical Examples of gunplay
You're up against something now that gunplay doesn't figure in.
The Grain ShipMorgan Robertson
The crowd blinked; but when it opened its eyes the gunplay had not occurred.
Gunman's ReckoningMax Brand
He had watched the Hawk's gunplay with an awe-stricken face; its speed never failed to amaze him.
The Passing of Ku SuiAnthony Gilmore
He explains that gunplay gravitates to men who are the real thing—that it is provoked by the four-flushes, the bad men.
The Lone Star RangerZane Grey
He was a keen boy with a hair-trigger balance, and in a gunplay he would be apt to beat the best of them all.
Gunman's ReckoningMax Brand
gunplay
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