firefight

(noun)

A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.

Related Terms

Examples of firefight in the following topics:

  • Gender

    • For example, the words fireman, stewardess, and, arguably, chairman, are gender specific; the corresponding gender neutral terms are firefighter, flight attendant and chairperson (or chair).

  • Sample Informative Speech

    • After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.