FIREFIGHT


Meaning of FIREFIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfīt ]

noun

Date: 1899

1.

a. : a usually brief intense exchange of fire between opposing military units

b. : a hostile confrontation that involves gunfire

2. : skirmish 2b

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.