noun
A fight in which people shoot guns at each other.
The police arrived after the gunfight began.
Common phrases & grammar
a gunfight breaks out · survive a gunfight
American English
How to pronounce gunfights
nounB2
GUHNfaits
/ˈgənˌfaɪts/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: gunfight
A fight in which people shoot guns at each other.
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