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gunfight

/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt/

gunfight noun: a battle (or a duel) using small arms.

Noun

gunfight (plural gunfights)

  1. A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
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Verb

gunfight (third-person singular simple present gunfights, present participle gunfighting, simple past and past participle gunfought)

  1. To engage in battle using small arms.

gunfight meaning in Tamil

gunfight in Tamil

துமுக்கிச் சண்டை

Forms of gunfight

Noun
pluralgunfights
Verb
third-person singular presentgunfights
present participlegunfighting
past participlegunfought
pastgunfought

Plural of gunfight: gunfights

Origin of gunfight

From gun + fight.

Words formed from gunfight

Phrases with gunfight

Questions about gunfight

What does gunfight mean?
Gunfight means a battle (or a duel) using small arms.
What is gunfight in Tamil?
Gunfight in Tamil is துமுக்கிச் சண்டை. See Gunfight meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gunfight?
Gunfight can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce gunfight?
Gunfight is pronounced /ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of gunfight?
The plural of gunfight is gunfights.

Words near gunfight in the dictionary

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  3. gunduy
  4. gundy
  5. Gundys
  6. gunfight
  7. gunfighter
  8. gunfighter seat
  9. gunfighter seats
  10. gunfighters
  11. gunfighting

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gunfight (page history and authors); gunfight (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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