dogfight
dogfight · dogfights · dogfought · dogfighting
To engage in a battle between fighter planesTo engage in a battle between fighter planes.
/ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/
» This aircraft is capable to dogfight and bomb at the same time.
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1 sensesTo engage in a battle between fighter planes.
Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.
engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
Examples
1 sentencesThis aircraft is capable to dogfight and bomb at the same time.
Origin
From dog + fight.From dog + fight.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
dogfights, dogfighting, dogfought, dogfoughtWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.