What does shootout mean?
Shootout means A decisive battle, especially a gunfight..
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/ˈʃuːtaʊt/ · noun
A decisive battle, especially a gunfight..
64 players entered the shooutout tournament, and were divided into eight tables of eight players each. The winner in each table went on to the final table, also consisting of eight players.
Use shootout when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shootout means A decisive battle, especially a gunfight..
Common synonyms include gunplay, gunfight.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
64 players entered the shooutout tournament, and were divided into eight tables of eight players each. The winner in each table went on to the final table, also consisting of eight players.
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