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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The region is set for its first real rains of the winter, which would provide some welcome relief in this seemingly endless firefight.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
One reservoir near the Palisades, called the Santa Ynez reservoir, is currently empty during the firefight because the reservoir's cover is being repaired.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
City officials confirmed that water tanks ran dry during the intense firefight early Wednesday in Pacific Palisades because demand surged to four times the normal rate for 15 hours.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Emergency responder communications indicated that the firefighter was down during the firefight, but details of the incident remain unclear.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
One reservoir near the Palisades, called the Santa Ynez reservoir, is currently empty during the firefight because the reservoir's cover is being repaired.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
City officials confirmed that water tanks ran dry during the intense firefight early Wednesday in Pacific Palisades because demand surged to four times the normal rate for 15 hours.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Emergency responder communications indicated that the firefighter was down during the firefight, but details of the incident remain unclear.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firefight. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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