exchange of fire
nounDefinitions
The act of shooting at each other by antagonists armed with guns.
- It was the RCN's first exchange of fire with the enemy during the Second World War.
- The duellists met at ten paces, and at the first exchange of fire Mr C. was slightly wounded.
- A man's response to the threat of gunplay bore far more meaning than the exchange of fire itself.
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