shoot-out
noun
1
: a battle fought with handguns or rifles
2
: something resembling a shoot-out
broadly
: showdown
3
: a shooting competition in overtime that is used to determine the winner of a game (as in soccer or hockey) tied at the end of regular play
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The eerie minute of film features a brutal shoot-out between multiple characters, and the footage ends with the sounds of bullets being fired.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
They are believed to have fled on foot following the shoot-out, authorities added.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Burleson Centennial advances with shoot-out win over Paschal The Burleson Centennial and Fort Worth Paschal boys soccer teams were unable to score a single goal in 80 minutes of regular time and 20 minutes of overtime.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
That a cooking gas cannister won’t detonate in error, and spark a shoot-out that breaks the peace permanently.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
They are believed to have fled on foot following the shoot-out, authorities added.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Burleson Centennial advances with shoot-out win over Paschal The Burleson Centennial and Fort Worth Paschal boys soccer teams were unable to score a single goal in 80 minutes of regular time and 20 minutes of overtime.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
That a cooking gas cannister won’t detonate in error, and spark a shoot-out that breaks the peace permanently.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoot-out
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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