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noun
- 1. a close combat between military aircraft: "Sergeant Smith and a colleague were in a dogfight with an enemy aircraft"
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DOGFIGHT definition: 1. a fight between two military aircraft in which they fly very fast and very close to each other…. Learn more.
A dogfight, or dog fight, is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft that is conducted at close range. Modern terminology for air-to-air combat is air combat manoeuvring (ACM), which refers to tactical situations requiring the use of individual basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) to attack or evade one or more opponents.
The meaning of DOGFIGHT is a fight between dogs; broadly : a fiercely disputed contest. How to use dogfight in a sentence.
1. countable noun. A dogfight is a fight between fighter planes, in which they fly close to one another and move very fast. 2. countable noun. If you say that organizations or people are involved in a dogfight, you mean they are struggling very hard against each other in order to succeed.
a struggle between two people or groups in order to win something. dog fight. a fight between dogs, especially one that is arranged illegally, for entertainment. The dog fights took place every Sunday morning. See dogfight in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dogfight.
What does the noun dogfight mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dogfight. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. dogfight has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. air force (1910s) aviation (1910s) See meaning & use. How common is the noun dogfight?
A dogfight is a fight between fighter planes, in which they fly close to one another and move very fast. 2. If you say that organizations or people are involved in a dogfight , you mean they are struggling very hard against each other in order to succeed.
1. : a fight between dogs. 2. : a fight between fighter planes that are flying close to each other. He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory. 3. : a fierce fight or struggle between people or groups. The election has turned into a real dogfight.
noun. 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”. see more see less. type of: competition, contest.
1. a. A violent fight between or as if between dogs. b. An illegal, organized fight between dogs, arranged for spectator entertainment and betting. 2. An aerial battle between fighter planes. v. dog·fought, dog·fight·ing, dog·fights. v.intr. 1. To arrange illegal dogfights. 2. To engage in a dogfight. v.tr. To engage in a dogfight with.
