dogfight

From dog +‎ fight.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): [ˈdɔɡ.fʌɪt]
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): [ˈdɑɡ.fʌɪt]

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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.

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.

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