Definition of "shoot-out" [shoot-out]

• Alternative spelling of shootout. (noun)

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• "At the end, we had a big shoot-out over the stalling tactics."
• "We were running a large trade deficit with the Japanese and we were in the middle of a big shoot-out over access to their markets."
• "A friend visiting his sister in Patzcuaro was witness to a shoot-out."