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Example sentences from the Web for firefight

What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Less than 30 minutes after the firefight started, commandos entered the compound and found the mortally wounded hostages.
Did U.S. Policy Get Luke Somers Killed?|Shane Harris|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is something about a firefight at night, something about the mechanical elegance of an M-60 machine gun.
War Is Hell and Such Good Fun|Don Gomez|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The day after the assault, ISAF announced that forces had stumbled upon the dead women after a firefight with insurgents.
Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International|Nico Hines, Sami Yousafzai|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The U.S. then contacted the Mexican marines, who did not hesitate, engaging Beltran and his gunmen in a 90-minute firefight.
For Mexico’s Marines, An Epic Cartel Bust With Another Tragedy in Mind|Michael Daly|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for firefight

firefight

/ (ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt) /

noun

a brief small-scale engagement between opposing military ground forces using short-range light weapons

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单词	firefight
释义	firefight [ fahyuhr-fahyt ] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪt / noun an exchange of gunfire between two opposing forces, especially a skirmish between military forces. Origin of firefight First recorded in 1895–1900; fire + fight Words nearby firefight fire-eater, fire engine, fire-engine red, fire escape, fire extinguisher, firefight, firefighter, firefighting, fireflood, firefly, fire gilding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for firefight What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight. Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.\|Ana Marie Cox\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Less than 30 minutes after the firefight started, commandos entered the compound and found the mortally wounded hostages. Did U.S. Policy Get Luke Somers Killed?\|Shane Harris\|December 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There is something about a firefight at night, something about the mechanical elegance of an M-60 machine gun. War Is Hell and Such Good Fun\|Don Gomez\|November 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The day after the assault, ISAF announced that forces had stumbled upon the dead women after a firefight with insurgents. Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International\|Nico Hines, Sami Yousafzai\|August 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The U.S. then contacted the Mexican marines, who did not hesitate, engaging Beltran and his gunmen in a 90-minute firefight. For Mexico’s Marines, An Epic Cartel Bust With Another Tragedy in Mind\|Michael Daly\|March 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for firefight firefight / (ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt) / noun a brief small-scale engagement between opposing military ground forces using short-range light weapons Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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firefight

noun

Origin of firefight

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British Dictionary definitions for firefight

noun