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He is in a gunfight right now. I'm gonna have to take a message.
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Meaning of "gunfight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUNFIGHT

gunfight  [ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUNFIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gunfight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GUNFIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gunfighter

Gunfighter and gunslinger /ˈɡʌnslɪŋər/, are literary words used historically to refer to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and has participated in gunfights and shootouts. Gunman was a more common term used for these individuals in the 19th century. Today, the term gunslinger can be used to denote someone who is good and fast with pistols, but can also refer to riflemen and shotgun messengers. Gunfighters range from occupations such as a lawmen, outlaw, duelist, but is commonly more synonymous to a hired gun. Like cowboys, gunfighters have become a cultural icon in modern times, and is an image of the American people abroad and of American warrior culture.

Definition of gunfight in the English dictionary

The definition of gunfight in the dictionary is a fight between persons using firearms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUNFIGHT


bryophyte
ˈbraɪəˌfaɪt
bullfight
ˈbʊlˌfaɪt
bunfight
ˈbʌnˌfaɪt
catfight
ˈkætˌfaɪt
cockfight
ˈkɒkˌfaɪt
copyfight
ˈkɒpɪˌfaɪt
dermatophyte
ˈdɜːmətəʊˌfaɪt
dogfight
ˈdɒɡˌfaɪt
endophyte
ˈɛndəʊˌfaɪt
epiphyte
ˈɛpɪˌfaɪt
firefight
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪt
gametophyte
ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfaɪt
halophyte
ˈhæləʊˌfaɪt
infight
ˈɪnˌfaɪt
macrophyte
ˈmækrəʊˌfaɪt
neophyte
ˈniːəʊˌfaɪt
osteophyte
ˈɒstɪəˌfaɪt
prizefight
ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt
saprophyte
ˈsæprəʊˌfaɪt
sporophyte
ˈspɔːrəʊˌfaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUNFIGHT

gun lobby
gun moll
gun room
gun turret
gun-shy
gun-toting
gunboat
gunboat diplomacy
guncotton
gundy
gunfighter
gunfighting
gunfire
gunflint
gung ho
gunge
gungy
gunhouse
gunite
gunk

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUNFIGHT

bright
copyright
eight
faction fight
fight
fistfight
flight
free fight
height
knight
light
outfight
pillow fight
prefight
refight
sea fight
snowball fight
straight fight
sword fight
title fight

Synonyms and antonyms of gunfight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gunfight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUNFIGHT

Find out the translation of gunfight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gunfight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gunfight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

枪战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiroteo
570 millions of speakers

English

gunfight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुठभेड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبادل لاطلاق النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перестрелка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiroteio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্দুকযুদ্ধে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fusillade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gunfight
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuergefecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

銃撃戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

총격전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gunfight
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc đấu súng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துப்பாக்கிச்சண்டையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोफांचा भडिमार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

topçu savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scontro a fuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzelanina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перестрілка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schimb de focuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμπλοκή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skietgeveg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gunfighten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gunfight
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gunfight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUNFIGHT»

The term «gunfight» is regularly used and occupies the 60.814 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUNFIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gunfight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gunfight» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gunfight

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2 QUOTES WITH «GUNFIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gunfight.
1
Samuel R. Delany
I want to read about a character doing something fairly quiet where I can picture who the character is, and what their attitude towards the world is - which I'm a lot more interested in than what they do under the pressure of a gunfight.
2
Erika Eleniak
He is in a gunfight right now. I'm gonna have to take a message.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUNFIGHT»

Discover the use of gunfight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gunfight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America
Heller—which invalidated a law banning handguns in the nation’s capital—as a springboard, Winkler brilliantly weaves together the dramatic stories of gun-rights advocates and gun-control lobbyists, providing often unexpected insights ...
Adam Winkler, 2011
2
American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill President Truman--and ...
Chronicles the day in 1950 when fanatical suicide assassins attempted to kill Harry S. Truman, in an account told from the perspectives of Secret Service agents and White House policemen who risked their lives and the security of their ...
Stephen Hunter, John Bainbridge, 2007
3
Gunfight at the Eco-Corral: Western Cinema and the Environment
In this provocative examination of Westerns from Tumbleweeds (1925) to Rango (2011), Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann argue for a more expansive view that moves beyond traditional conflicts to encompass environmental themes and ...
Robin L. Murray, Joseph K. Heumann, 2012
4
A Possum's Wild West and the Gunfight at the O.k. Corral
A Possum's Wild West and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral will help you to discover all of the adventure and excitement during the life and times of the first cowboys.
Jamey M. Long, 2009
5
Gunfight at Dutchman's Well
Historical Romance set in 1800's featuring mail-order brides needed for men of the West. Roosma, Mennonite, Non violent must protect mail order bride cousins with his guns very reluctantly
Carl R. Stekelenburg, 2011
6
Was There Really a Gunfight at the O.K. Corral?: And Other ...
Discusses the facts and myths about life in the nineteenth century American West, including if cowboys wore large hats, if stagecoaches were robbed, and if Calamity Jane was a real person.
Ann Kerns, 2011
7
The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the ...
A revisionist history of the Old West battle challenges popular depictions of such figures as the Earps and Doc Holliday, tracing the influence of a love triangle, renegade Apaches, and the citizens of Tombstone.
Jeff Guinn, 2012
8
Gunfight at the O.k. Corral: Luke and Jenny Visit Tombstone
It began as a normal family vacation to historic Tombstone, Arizona. Suddenly that all changed when Luke and Jenny found themselves with the people who were present at the famous gunfight that took place at the O.K. Corral.
Gayle Martin, 2007
9
Gunfight at Grace Gulch
Newspaper editor Penn Hardy is murdered during the reenactment of the most famous gunfight in the history of Grace Gulch, Oklahoma.
Darlene Franklin, 2008
10
And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. Corral Gunfight
And Die in the West presents the first fully detailed, objective narrative of the celebrated gunfight, of the tensions leading up to it, and the bitter, bloody events that followed.
Paula Mitchell Marks, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUNFIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gunfight is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CNN correspondent on the mend after motel gunfight
SHELLY: TRUJILLO REMAINS LOCKED UP ON A $250,000 BOND. DOUG: IT'S A SCARY MOMENT CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERA ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
2
True Detective Recap: Crazy Eyes, Broken Hearts, Can Lose
And all I can think of through the entire gunfight is that the series' first season — with that long, gorgeous single shot in Episode 4 — did it better ... «TVLine, Jul 15»
3
Greece brought a latte to a gunfight
He's been genteelly sipping lattes at a gunfight and by doing so has played right into realist German hands by destroying his country's economy ... «MacroBusiness, Jul 15»
4
Winston-Salem officer wounds man in gunfight
Winston-Salem officer wounds man in gunfight (UPDATE). Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
5
Gunfight leaves 6 dead in northeast Mexico
Clashes between police and armed men have claimed the lives of six people in a city in Mexico's northeastern state of Tamaulipas. Authorities ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
6
Police investigating fatal July 4th gunfight as possible self-defense …
Jacksonville police are working a July 4th gunfight that killed one man as a possible self-defense case, according to the Sheriff's Office. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
7
Shikarpur gunfight leaves two bandits, two policemen dead, SHO …
SHIKARPUR: Two notorious bandits of upper Sindh and two policemen were killed in an encounter in Shikarpur district, ARY News reported on ... «ARY NEWS, Jul 15»
8
Second suspect arrested in motel gunfight
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Albuquerque police have named a second suspect in connection to a gunfight involving former CNN anchor Lynne ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
9
2nd Suspect Arrested In Motel Gunfight
Albuquerque police have named a second suspect in connection to a gunfight involving former CNN Anchor Lynne Russell and former CNN ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
10
Video Appears to Show Deadly Gunfight Between Las Vegas …
Newly released video played this week in a Nevada courtroom shows an apparent deadly gunfight between neighbors. The video appears to ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

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