Dogfight

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A violent fight between or as if between dogs.
  • noun. An illegal, organized fight between dogs, arranged for spectator entertainment and betting.
  • noun. An aerial battle between fighter planes.
  • intransitive verb. To arrange illegal dogfights.
  • intransitive verb. To engage in a dogfight.
  • intransitive verb. To engage in a dogfight with.
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  • noun. A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
  • noun. A fight between dogs.
  • verb. To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a fiercely disputed contest
  • noun. an aerial engagement between fighter planes
  • noun. a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
  • verb. engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
  • noun. disorderly fighting
  • verb. arrange for an illegal dogfight
  • Word Usage
    "Once the Soviets were gone, these groups started a full-blown civil war, mainly for power and money—the kind of battle that is called a dogfight by our people."
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