shoot-out

A form of shootout — A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.

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Meanings

nounshoot-out (plural shoot-outs)

plural shoot-outs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of shootout.

Origin

Deverbal from shoot out.

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APA

shoot-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoot-out

MLA

“shoot-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoot-out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoot-out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoot-out.

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