Definition of "shootout" []

• A gunfight. (noun)
• A battle between military forces. (noun)
• Slang A dispute or conflict to settle a disagreement: The marriage ended in a legal shootout. (noun)
• Sports A high-scoring period or game. (noun)
• Sports A means of resolving a tie after overtime in soccer and often in hockey, in which five players from each side alternately take individual shots on a goal defended by a goalie. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Too bad a shootout is theoretically possible for the gold medal final."
• "` ` It's nice to get a win period, but to get it in the shootout is a bonus because we've struggled in them, '' said Jason Spezza, who assisted on Foligno's goal."
• "That's what the shootout is all about, it's mano a mano. ''"