duel

ˈdjuːəl

noun

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

twice he had seriously wounded men in duels

affair of honour,mano-a-mano,single combat,fight,battle,clash,encounter,confrontation,head-to-head,face-off,shoot-out,field meeting,duello,judicial duel,rencounter,meeting,monomachy

verb

fight a duel or duels.

shall we duel over this?

fight a duel,fight,clash,battle,combat,contend,go out