shootout

shoot·out

also shoot-out  (sho͞ot′out′)

n.

1.

a. A gunfight.

b. A battle between military forces.

c. Slang A dispute or conflict to settle a disagreement: The marriage ended in a legal shootout.

2. Sports

a. A high-scoring period or game.

b. A means of resolving a tie in sports such as soccer and hockey, in which selected players from each team alternately take individual shots on a goal defended only by a goalie.

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shoot•out

(ˈʃutˌaʊt)

n.

a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other.

[1945–50]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten gunfight, gunplay fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

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