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 clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Okay? Natasha? Stand down. "Just you and me." You ever been in a war, Councilman? In a firefight? Did you feel an overabundance of control? Not Asgard. Loki. Our intelligence says Thor is not a hostile (..)
    2012 The Avengers