Dogfight

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• dogfight — aerial combat, World War I air forces slang, from earlier meaning riotous brawl (1880s); from DOG (Cf. dog) (n.) + FIGHT (Cf. fight). The literal sense of a fight among or between dogs is from 1650s …   Etymology dictionary

• dogfight — ► NOUN 1) a close combat between military aircraft. 2) a ferocious struggle or fight. DERIVATIVES dogfighting noun …   English terms dictionary

• dogfight — [dôg′fīt΄] n. 1. a rough, violent fight between, or as between, dogs 2. Mil. combat as between fighter planes at close quarters …   English World dictionary

• Dogfight — This article is about the aerial combat maneuver. For other uses, see Dogfight (disambiguation). A dogfight, or dog fight, is a form of aerial combat between fighter aircraft; in particular, combat of maneuver at short range, where each side is… …   Wikipedia

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• Dogfight — Luftkämpfe im Pazifik Juni 1942. (Diorama von Norman Bel Geddes) Ein Luftkampf ist die Begegnung feindlicher Luftfahrzeuge mit Zerstörungsabsicht, in der Regel im Krieg. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• dogfight — [[t]dɒ̱gfaɪt, AM dɔ͟ːg [/t]] dogfights also dog fight 1) N COUNT A dogfight is a fight between fighter planes, in which they fly close to one another and move very fast. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp If you say that organizations or people are… …   English dictionary

• dogfight — /dawg fuyt , dog /, n., v., dogfought, dogfighting. n. 1. a violent fight between dogs. 2. a fight between warring fighter planes. 3. any rough and tumble physical battle. v.t. 4. to engage in a dogfight with. v.i. 5. to engage in a dogfight.… …   Universalium

• dogfight — 1. noun a) 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. b) A fight between dogs. 2. verb To engage in a battle… …   Wiktionary

• dogfight — n. aerial combat to engage in a dogfight * * * [ aerial combat ] to engage in a dogfight …   Combinatory dictionary