Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A duel or battle with firearms.
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- noun a
battle (or aduel ) usingsmall arms
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
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Examples
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As a licensed concealed weapons carrier myself I realize the best gunfight is the one you avoid.
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As a licensed concealed weapons carrier myself I realize the best gunfight is the one you avoid.
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Weapons - as Sir Sean told us bringing a knife to a gunfight is being on a hiding to nothing.
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A word of advice, keivan: bringing a plastic knife to a gunfight is not a good survival strategy.
‘Kraut-hammer.’ Very droll, Newsweek. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Frick makes it sound like a gunfight is something you know you're going to get into beforehand, like an invitation-only event.
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Frick makes it sound like a gunfight is something you know you're going to get into beforehand, like an invitation-only event.
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The gunfight is choreographed excellently and the sound of gunfire is very lifelike.
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The stars of the gunfight were the winners, says Pam Potter of Mountain Center, Calif., the brothers' great-grand-niece.
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The ability to bring a knife or a fist to a gunfight is a rebuttal to nothing at all.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Does CHL ban in churches violate the First Amendment? 2009
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If I had a job where I was always expected to be able to protect the public (let alone protect my partner and myself), I would sure as hell train myself and pay for shooting schools until I felt adequately prepared for a gunfight, which is part of the job description.
Spray and Pray: Why cops should go back to carrying revolvers 2006
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