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- [guhn-fahyt]
- /ˈgʌnˌfaɪt/
- /ˈɡʌn.faɪt/
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- [guhn-fahyt]
- /ˈgʌnˌfaɪt/
Definitions of gunfight word
- noun gunfight a battle between two or more people or groups armed with guns, especially a confrontation between two gunfighters using revolvers in the frontier days of the American West. 1
- noun gunfight A fight involving an exchange of fire with guns. 1
- noun gunfight Wild West shootout with firearms 1
- countable noun gunfight A gunfight is a fight between people using guns. 0
- noun gunfight a fight between persons using firearms 0
- noun gunfight a fight between persons using pistols or revolvers 0
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Origin of gunfight
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; gun1 + fight
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Parts of speech for Gunfight
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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gunfight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gunfight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gunfight
noun gunfight
- shootout — a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals.
- firefight — an exchange of gunfire between two opposing forces, especially a skirmish between military forces.
- fight — a battle or combat.
- duel — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
Top questions with gunfight
- when was the gunfight at the ok corral?
- where was the gunfight at o.k. corral located?
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