From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgunfightgun‧fight /ˈɡʌnfaɪt/ noun [countable] FIGHTSHOOTa fight between people using guns —gunfighter noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
gunfight• At one time they had to dive out of the bamboo hut in which they were sheltering when a gunfight erupted.• A gunfight ensured in which a number of Creeks were killed.• On weekends, before the popular Cowboy Dinner Theatre shows, there are street skits and gunfights.• Corral gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona, lasted a minute, and has lived in legend since 1881.• In the gunfight that followed 32 people were killed, including the two militants, and more than 50 injured.• Western gunfights were alcohol-related, or else involved battles over gambling, prostitution, or political preferment. 