firefight
noun
fire·fight
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfīt 
1
a
: a usually brief intense exchange of fire between opposing military units
b
: a hostile confrontation that involves gunfire
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a firefight between police and bank robbers
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PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Channel 12 political correspondent Amit Segal noted Friday that the incident marks the first time since December 2024 — when Israeli forces took control of the Syrian side of Mount Hermon — that Israeli troops were wounded in a Syrian firefight.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Tchayo and four others in the room had been wounded in a firefight with the M23 three weeks earlier.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Once the firefight extended outside, more alarms were struck, eventually reaching five alarms, according to Hand.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Channel 12 political correspondent Amit Segal noted Friday that the incident marks the first time since December 2024 — when Israeli forces took control of the Syrian side of Mount Hermon — that Israeli troops were wounded in a Syrian firefight.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Tchayo and four others in the room had been wounded in a firefight with the M23 three weeks earlier.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Once the firefight extended outside, more alarms were struck, eventually reaching five alarms, according to Hand.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firefight. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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