I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: dog (I) + fight
1. : a fight between or as if between dogs : melee ; broadly : a fiercely disputed contest
political dogfights and skulduggery
2. : a fight in aerial warfare between two or more fighter planes usually maneuvering at close quarters
II. intransitive verb
: to engage in an aerial dogfight
transitive verb
: to dogfight with