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gunfight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gun·fight /ˈɡʌnfaɪt/ noun [countable]  FIGHTSHOOTa fight between people using guns 枪战;炮战gunfighter noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
gunfightAt one time they had to dive out of the bamboo hut in which they were sheltering when a gunfight erupted.A gunfight ensured in which a number of Creeks were killed.On weekends, before the popular Cowboy Dinner Theatre shows, there are street skits and gunfights.Corral gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona, lasted a minute, and has lived in legend since 1881.In the gunfight that followed 32 people were killed, including the two militants, and more than 50 injured.Western gunfights were alcohol-related, or else involved battles over gambling, prostitution, or political preferment.
gun·fight nounChineseSyllable
fight a Corpus people using between guns


gunfight
gunfight /ˈɡʌnfaɪt/ noun [countable]
a fight between people using guns
—gunfighter noun [countable]


gun·fightBrE /ˈɡʌnfaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌnfaɪt/ 🔊 nouna fight between people using guns 枪战;炮战 gun·fight·er BrE /ˈɡʌnfaɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌnfaɪtər/ 🔊 noun