• Dogfight

    Origin

    From dog + fight.

    Full definition of dogfight

    Noun

    dogfight

    (plural dogfights)
    1. 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.

    Verb

    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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