firefight

Definition

  • noun: a battle in which people shoot guns
  • noun: a usually brief intense exchange of fire between opposing military units

Examples

  • a 'firefight' between police and bank robbers

Movie quotes

  • (..) How about now? Not yet. Go ahead. Instead of huge images, we have the following... firefight not far from the Blue Fountain on page one wounded, and on page the car, turning to the south of Pars behind the police outpost provoked an accident on the road. (..)
    1981 To Kill a Cop