gunfight

noun

gun·​fight ˈgən-ˌfīt 

: a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other

gunfighter

ˈgən-ˌfī-tər 

noun

Examples of gunfight in a Sentence

There was a gunfight between the rival gangs.

Recent Examples on the Web

Josh Baker and fellow investigative journalist Sara Obeidat are in Damascus as bombs fall and gunfights break out. — Josh Baker, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

At the Mayfield, New Jersey, police station, Green, Plum, and Jacob get patched up from their gunfight on the bridge. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

National Guardsmen marched in the paralyzing heat, which, along with the shadows cast by a revolving sculpture in the courtyard, suggested the eerie calm before the gunfight in a Western. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Light and Nidever struck camp in Santa Rosa and took sixty skins, then found themselves in a New Year’s Day gunfight on the northeast shore of Santa Rosa. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gunfight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

gunfight

noun

gun·​fight -ˌfīt 

: a fight fought with guns

gunfighter noun