Gunfight
[guhn-fahyt] /ˈgʌnˌfaɪt/
noun
1.
a battle between two or more people or groups armed with , especially a confrontation between two gunfighters using revolvers in the frontier days of the American West.
/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt/
noun
1.
(mainly US) a fight between persons using firearms
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[guhn-fahy-ter] /ˈgʌnˌfaɪ tər/ noun 1. a person highly skilled in the use of a and a veteran of many gunfights, especially one living during the frontier days of the American West.
- Gunfire
[guhn-fahyuh r] /ˈgʌnˌfaɪər/ noun 1. the of a or . 2. Military. the tactical use of firearms, especially artillery, as distinguished from other weapons, as bayonets, torpedoes, or grenades. /ˈɡʌnˌfaɪə/ noun 1. the firing of one or more guns, esp when done repeatedly 2. the use of firearms, as contrasted with other military tactics
- Gunflint
[guhn-flint] /ˈgʌnˌflɪnt/ noun 1. the in a flintlock. /ˈɡʌnˌflɪnt/ noun 1. a piece of flint in a flintlock’s hammer used to strike the spark that ignites the charge
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