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- DictionaryDu·el/ˈdo͞oəl/
noun
- 1. a contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honor: historical "twice he had seriously wounded men in duels"
verb
- 1. fight a duel or duels: "dueling had been forbidden for serving officers"
The meaning of DUEL is a combat between two persons; specifically : a formal combat with weapons fought between two persons in the presence of witnesses. How to use duel in a sentence.
a formal fight, using guns or swords (= weapons with long, sharp blades), arranged esp. in the past between two people to decide an argument. (Definition of duel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. a prearranged combat with deadly weapons between two people following a formal procedure in the presence of seconds and traditionally fought until one party was wounded or killed, usually to settle a quarrel involving a point of honour. a contest or conflict between two persons or parties.
A duel is a fight between two people, usually using swords or other weapons. If you tend to be a little cowardly, you're probably glad that people aren't expected to defend their honor with a duel these days.
1. a prearranged combat with deadly weapons between two people following a formal procedure in the presence of seconds and traditionally fought until one party was wounded or killed, usually to settle a quarrel involving a point of honour. 2. a contest or conflict between two persons or parties.
n. 1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor. 2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas. v. du·eled, du·el·ing, du·els or du·elled or du·el·ling. v.tr. 1. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.
Duel Definition. Any contest or encounter suggesting such a fight, usually between two persons. A verbal duel. A formal fight between two persons armed with deadly weapons: it is prearranged and witnessed by two others (called seconds ), each representing a combatant.
a competition or struggle between two people or groups. The debate rapidly descended into a verbal duel between the two candidates. Definition of duel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a type of fight in the past between two people with weapons, used as a way of deciding an argument: He challenged him to a duel.
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons . During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the rapier and later the small sword ), but beginning in the late 18th century in England, duels were more commonly fought using pistols.
