firefights
Exchange of gunfire
Firefights are exchanges of gunfire between opposing forces—soldiers, police, or armed groups engaged in combat.
The term emphasizes the back-and-forth nature of the shooting: The patrol got into a firefight with insurgents.
A firefight is typically a smaller engagement than a battle, often unplanned and intense.
Armed hostile engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- gunfireDischarge of weapons
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- crossfireGunfire from several angles
ambush · infantry · troops · battlefield · casualties · suppression · cover · flanking
Armed confrontation or tiebreaker
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- SWATElite police squad
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
- officersThose holding authority
barricade · hostage · tactical · backup · pursuit · armed · response · perimeter
Video smoothness metric
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- killstreakSequential eliminations without death
deathmatch · players · spawn · reload · camping · fragging · competitive · arena
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- gunfireDischarge of weapons
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
crossfire · ambush · infantry · troops · battlefield · casualties · suppression · cover · flanking · reinforcements
shootout
Armed confrontation or tiebreaker
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- SWATElite police squad
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
officers · barricade · hostage · tactical · backup · pursuit · armed · response · perimeter · negotiation
FPS
Video smoothness metric
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
killstreak · deathmatch · players · spawn · reload · camping · fragging · competitive · arena · weapon
firefightsnegotiations
Formal discussion seeking agreement
peace talks · diplomacy · truces · reconciliation · mediation
- volunteer firefightersUnpaid emergency responders to blazes
- firefighting gearProtective apparatus for combating flames
- firefighter trainingPreparing to combat flames
- firefighting helmetsHead armor for emergencies
- firefighter helmetProtective headwear for blazes
- aerial firefightingAircraft-based wildfire suppression