dogfight

See also: dog-fight and dog fight

English

Etymology

From dog +‎ fight.

Noun

dogfight (plural dogfights)

1. (aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.

   The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight.

2. A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.

Translations

fight between dogs

• Dutch: hondengevecht (nl) n
• Finnish: koiratappelu (fi)
• French: combat de chiens m
• German: Hundekampf m
• Italian: combattimento tra cani m
• Polish: walka psów f
• Spanish: pelea de perros f
• Turkish: it dalaşı

fight between military aircraft

• Finnish: ilmataistelu (fi), hävittäjätaistelu, kaartotaistelu
• French: combat aérien m
• German: Luftkampf (de) m
• Italian: combattimento aereo m

Verb

dogfight (third-person singular simple present dogfights, present participle dogfighting, simple past and past participle dogfought)

1. To engage in a battle between fighter planes.

   Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.

See also

• catfight
• furball