( informal ) to fight against sb with guns, especially until one side is killed or defeated :
The gang decided to shoot it out with the police.
—related noun shoot-out
( informal ) to fight against sb with guns, especially until one side is killed or defeated :
The gang decided to shoot it out with the police.
—related noun shoot-out
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005