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Pronunciation / Transliteration: goli-baari
"पुलिस ने गोलीबारी में भाग लिया।"
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2 senses- 1
A sustained exchange of gunfire between opposing forces.
"The soldiers engaged in a fierce firefight in the dense jungle." - 2
A situation where two or more parties are actively shooting at each other.
"The police found themselves in a firefight with armed suspects."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'firefight' originated in the early 20th century, combining 'fire', from Old English 'fyr', meaning combustion, and 'fight', from Old English 'feohtan', meaning to struggle or contend. It evolved to describe a combat situation involving gunfire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Firefight" is said worldwide
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fusillade
Transliteration: fy-zi-lad
"Les soldats ont été impliqués dans une fusillade intense."
Schusswechsel
Transliteration: shus-veh-kzel
"Die Polizei war in einen Schusswechsel verwickelt."
sparatoria
Transliteration: spa-ra-tor-ia
"C'è stata una sparatoria tra le bande rivali."
tiroteo
Transliteration: ti-ro-te-o
"Hubo un tiroteo en el barrio."
tiroteio
Transliteration: ti-ro-tei-o
"O tiroteio durou várias horas."
गोलीबारी
Transliteration: goli-baari
"पुलिस ने गोलीबारी में भाग लिया।"
枪战
Transliteration: qiāngzhàn
"警方与嫌疑人发生了枪战。"
총격전
Transliteration: chonggyeokjeon
"경찰은 범인과 총격전을 벌였다."
銃撃戦
Transliteration: juugekisen
"警察は銃撃戦に巻き込まれた。"
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