shootout
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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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