shootout

IPA: ʃˈutaʊt

A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
(soccer) A penalty shootout.
(ice hockey) A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
(poker) A multitable poker tournament in which only the last player on a table goes on to the next.
(sports) A match in which both teams score highly.

Examples of "shootout" in Sentences

Europe and the penalty shootout.
Beckham also scored in the shootout.
Chico is shot in the ensuing shootout.
Four of these games went to a shootout.
His preference was to die in a shootout.
He was killed in a shootout with police.
A shootout with Brian and the cops occur.
He is killed in the climatic shootout in the final issue.
That's what the shootout is all about, it's mano a mano. ''
But just getting to the shootout is the most important part. ''
The film retells the story of the OK Corral shootout in Tombstone, AZ.
Too bad a shootout is theoretically possible for the gold medal final.
Billy Clanton was killed in the shootout at the Corral, not the day before.
Another Formula One season has come to an end, and the top two contenders have set for themselves a title shootout at Brazil.
` ` It's nice to get a win period, but to get it in the shootout is a bonus because we've struggled in them, '' said Jason Spezza, who assisted on Foligno's goal.