firefight
noun
fire·fight
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfīt 
1
a
: a usually brief intense exchange of fire between opposing military units
b
: a hostile confrontation that involves gunfire
Examples of firefight in a Sentence
a firefight between police and bank robbers
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What started out as a civil protest was purposely steered into becoming a firefight, but more accurately an ambush the Ghor congregated in the plaza had no chance of surviving.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 May 2025
Ismail Hassan, a resident, told Reuters that gunmen in their hundreds opened fire on miners on Thursday afternoon and a firefight ensued with over 20 people dead in the mining village of Gobirawa Chali in the Maru local government area of Zamfara state.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
His own soccer career had come to an end in 2011 when he was badly wounded in a firefight between the army and Islamist militants.
—Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
These varied directions, along with higher wind speeds overall, will prove challenging to any firefight.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 May 2025
Ismail Hassan, a resident, told Reuters that gunmen in their hundreds opened fire on miners on Thursday afternoon and a firefight ensued with over 20 people dead in the mining village of Gobirawa Chali in the Maru local government area of Zamfara state.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
His own soccer career had come to an end in 2011 when he was badly wounded in a firefight between the army and Islamist militants.
—Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
These varied directions, along with higher wind speeds overall, will prove challenging to any firefight.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firefight
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firefight. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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