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shootout.

A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃuːtaʊt/
  1. A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.

  2. A penalty shootout.

  3. A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.

  4. A multitable poker tournament in which only the last player on a table goes on to the next.

  5. A match in which both teams score highly.

Where this word comes from

Deverbal from shoot out.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.