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dogfight

noun
/ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/UK/ˈdɔɡ.fʌɪt/US/ˈdɑɡ.fʌɪt/

Etymology

From dog + fight.

  1. derived from *peḱ-✻
  2. inherited from *fehtaną✻
  3. inherited from *fehtan✻
  4. inherited from feohtan
  5. inherited from fighten
  6. compounded as dogfight — “dog + fight”

Definitions

  1. A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between…

    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.

  3. 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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Derived

dogfighter

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA