Meanings
noungunbattle (plural gunbattles)
plural gunbattles
- A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire
Up to 12 gunmen attacked the team's convoy near the Gaddafi Stadium with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons, triggering a 25-minute gunbattle with security forces, said Lahore police chief chief Habib-ur Rehman.
2009 March 3, Staff writers with wires, “Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting condemns Lahore attack”, in Herald Sun
Origin
- Englishgun
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
- Latinbattuō
- Late Latinbattālia
- Old Frenchbataille
- Middle Englishbatayle
- Englishbattle
- Englishgunbattle
Cite this entry
APA
gunbattle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunbattle
MLA
“gunbattle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunbattle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunbattle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunbattle.
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