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shootout
[shoot-out]
noun
a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals.
Slang.any military conflict or skirmish.
Slang.a high-scoring or intensely played game or tournament, as of basketball or ice hockey.
Soccer.a method of breaking a tie score at the end of overtime in which five players from each team alternate shooting at the opponent's goal, starting from a spot 35 yards (39 meters) from the goal line, in an attempt to kick the ball past the rival goalkeeper in under five seconds.
Word History and Origins
Origin of shootout1
Example Sentences
He missed the final chicane on his first lap of the top 10 shootout and had to be reminded not to push too much in the braking zones.
United's captain rarely makes a mistake from 12 yards, scoring 38 of 42 spot-kicks since joining, excluding shootouts.
Spain and France played out a Nations League semi-final game for the ages with a scoreline that looks like it belongs in a penalty shootout.
Eduardo Medina, who identified himself to a Times reporter on Sunday as the suspect’s father, said he first learned about his son’s arrest, the killings and the shootout from his daughter.
In the shootout that followed, two officers were shot.
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