Definition of dogfight Dogfight
/dɑˈgfajˌt/ - [dagfayt] - dog•fight
We found 11 definitions of dogfight from 4 different sources.
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What does dogfight mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dogfights |
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| dogfight - a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) | ||
| fighting, combat, scrap, fight an engagement fought between two military forces | ||
| dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planes | ||
| battle, fight, conflict, engagement a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" | ||
| dogfight - a fiercely disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract" | ||
| dogfight - disorderly fighting | ||
| hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble | ||
| fighting, combat, scrap, fight an engagement fought between two military forces | ||
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| dogfight - engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane | ||
| battle, combat battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" | ||
| dogfight - arrange for an illegal dogfight | ||
| stage, arrange plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Wikipedia 
- A dogfight is a close air fight between fighter airplanes. It often involves turning, climbing, and swirling.
Part of speech
🔤- dogfight, noun, singular of dogfights.
