A battle using guns rather than bombs or other weapons.
〔军〕枪战，交火
Example sentencesExamples
There were a lot of close calls and intense firefights.
It was not inconceivable that we might soon be in a firefight, so we were leaning well forward in our foxholes.
Two other soldiers were killed in firefights with the enemy.
They went out on patrols, participated in raids on enemy safe houses, controlled dozens of missions dropping live ordnance, and were involved in a few firefights.
I figured that if we got into a firefight, it was a good idea to have the medic as my friend.
Definition of firefight in US English:
firefight
nounˈfī(ə)rˌfītˈfaɪ(ə)rˌfaɪt
Military
A battle using guns rather than bombs or other weapons.
〔军〕枪战，交火
Example sentencesExamples
There were a lot of close calls and intense firefights.
Two other soldiers were killed in firefights with the enemy.
I figured that if we got into a firefight, it was a good idea to have the medic as my friend.
They went out on patrols, participated in raids on enemy safe houses, controlled dozens of missions dropping live ordnance, and were involved in a few firefights.
It was not inconceivable that we might soon be in a firefight, so we were leaning well forward in our foxholes.