dogfight
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
dogfight (plural dogfights)
- (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.
- A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.
Translations edit
fight between dogs
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fight between military aircraft
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Verb edit
dogfight (third-person singular simple present dogfights, present participle dogfighting, simple past and past participle dogfought)
- To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
- Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.