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SHOOTOUT
gunfight, gunplay, shootout
(noun) a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the verb phrase shoot out.
Noun
shootout (plural shootouts)
A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
(football) A penalty shootout.
(ice hockey) A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
(poker) A multitable poker tournament in which only the last player on a table goes on to the next.
Anagrams
• outshoot
Source: Wiktionary
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