dogfight

See also: dog-fight and dog fight

English

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Etymology

From dog +‎ fight.

Pronunciation

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

  • Audio (General American, cot–caught merger):

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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.

Derived terms

• dogfighter

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