DOGFIGHT


Meaning of DOGFIGHT in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.