"dogfight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dogfights [plural]
Etymology: From dog + fight. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|fight}} dog + fight Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogfight (plural dogfights)
  1. (aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters. Categories (topical): Aviation, Military
  2. A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting. Categories (topical): Violence Translations (fight between dogs): hondengevecht [neuter] (Dutch), koiratappelu (Finnish), combat de chiens [masculine] (French), Hundekampf [masculine] (German), combattimento tra cani [masculine] (Italian), walka psów [feminine] (Polish), pelea de perros [feminine] (Spanish), it dalaşı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dogfight-en-noun-MbNbCt-O Disambiguation of Violence: 17 47 36 Disambiguation of 'fight between dogs': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (fight between military aircraft): ilmataistelu (Finnish), hävittäjätaistelu (Finnish), kaartotaistelu (Finnish), combat aérien [masculine] (French), Luftkampf [masculine] (German), combattimento aereo [masculine] (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'fight between military aircraft': 54 46

Verb

Forms: dogfights [present, singular, third-person], dogfighting [participle, present], dogfought [participle, past], dogfought [past]
Etymology: From dog + fight. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|fight}} dog + fight Head templates: {{en-verb|dogfights|dogfighting|dogfought}} dogfight (third-person singular simple present dogfights, present participle dogfighting, simple past and past participle dogfought)
  1. To engage in a battle between fighter planes. Related terms: catfight, furball
    Sense id: en-dogfight-en-verb-w1RLyhkL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 8 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 10 59

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