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firefight
UK
/ˈfaɪəfaɪt/
US
/ˈfaɪərfaɪt/
firefights
pl
UK
/ˈfaɪəfaɪt/
US
/ˈfaɪərfaɪt/
Translations
The soldiers were caught in a firefight with the enemy.
Солдаты попали в перестрелку с врагом.
Definitions
The soldiers were caught in a firefight with enemy forces during the mission.
firefought
Past Simple
firefought
Past Participle
firefighting
Gerund
UK
/ˈfaɪə.faɪt/
US
/ˈfaɪr.faɪt/
Translations
The team was called to firefight the blaze in the forest.
Команда была вызвана, чтобы тушить пожар в лесу.
Additional translations
Definitions
The firefighters worked tirelessly to firefight the blaze that had engulfed the building.
The IT team had to firefight the network outage to restore services as quickly as possible.
Synonyms
open fire
engage (in combat)
engage in gunfire
shoot it out
exchange shots
trade shots
return fire
exchange fire