firefight

The definition of a firefight is an exchange of gun fire, such as between soldiers.

(noun)

An example of firefight is many of the battles between the Viet Cong and the US Army in the Vietnam war.

See firefight in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an intense, usually brief, exchange of gunfire between soldiers of small military units

See firefight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An exchange of gunfire, as between infantry units.

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