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firefight

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fire·fight  (frft)
n.
An exchange of gunfire, as between infantry units.
firefight [ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt]
n
(Military) a brief small-scale engagement between opposing military ground forces using short-range light weapons
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firefight [ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt] N (Mil) (journalese) → tiroteo m
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Six soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack on the Pakistan army headquarters by gunmen in a firefight that also left four assailants dead, an army spokesman told AFP.
Six soldiers killed in Pakistan army HQ attack by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Six soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack on the Pakistan army headquarters by gunmen in a firefight that also left four assailants dead, an army spokesman told AFP.
Six soldiers killed in Pakistan army HQ attack by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Eight foreign soldiers and two Afghan troops were killed in a firefight in eastern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Sunday.
Eight foreign troops killed in Afghanistan: NATO by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
 
 
 
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