gunfight

English

Etymology

gun +‎ fight

Noun

gunfight (plural gunfights)

1. A battle (or a duel) using small arms.

Derived terms

• bring a knife to a gunfight, take a knife to a gunfight
• gunfighter

Verb

gunfight (third-person singular simple present gunfights, present participle gunfighting, simple past and past participle gunfought)

1. To engage in battle using small arms.