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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
Dogfight — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dogfight est un jeu vidéo développé par Bill Basham en 1980. Dogfight est un jeu vidéo développé par MicroProse en 1993. Dogfight est un film américain… … Wikipédia en Français
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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
