duel
duel /dj'uːəl, AM d'uː-/ (duels duelling duelled)
in AM, use dueling, dueled
1 [N-COUNT]
A duel is a formal fight between two people in which they use guns or swords in order to settle a quarrel.
He had killed a man in a duel.
2 [V-RECIP] pl-n V, V-ing, also V with n, V (non-recip)
To duel means to fight a duel or be involved in a conflict.
We duelled for two years and Peterson made the most of it, playing us off against each other.
...two silver French duelling pistols.
in AM, use dueling, dueled
1 [N-COUNT]
A duel is a formal fight between two people in which they use guns or swords in order to settle a quarrel.
He had killed a man in a duel.
2 [V-RECIP] pl-n V, V-ing, also V with n, V (non-recip)
To duel means to fight a duel or be involved in a conflict.
We duelled for two years and Peterson made the most of it, playing us off against each other.
...two silver French duelling pistols.