Definition of "firefight" []

• An exchange of gunfire, as between infantry units. (noun)

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• "In July of 2003, Uday and Qusay were killed in firefight with U.S. troops, and the dictator Saddam Hussein was captured by December 13."
• "The feeling of being in a real firefight is tangible as the guns explode, windows shatter, dust fills the air, and staplers fly off of desks."
• "Day on his emergency radio and the sounds of a firefight from the direction of the separated patrol element."