firefight noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.Military Specialization Soldier Soldiers are combat specialists ideal for the front lines of a firefight. — 2008 •(figurative) An intense argument. verb1 •To engage in a firefight.His goal: a patch of high ground called Sperwan Ghar, where he and his men firefought a thousand Taliban to take the hill and call in the air strikes critical to turning the tide. — 2011 formsfirefought · firefighting · firefights