duel

US /ˈduː.əl/

UK /ˈduː.əl/

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fight a duel or duels.

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dueling had been forbidden for serving officers

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fight clash battle combat contend go out

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a contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honor.

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twice he had seriously wounded men in duels

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mano-a-mano single combat fight battle clash encounter confrontation head-to-head face-off shoot-out rencounter meeting