"knife fight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knife fights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knife fight (plural knife fights)
  1. A fight between combatants armed with knives.
    Sense id: en-knife_fight-en-noun-TBWXYuXo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (military) A dogfight (aircraft battle) at close quarters. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-knife_fight-en-noun-pK3CLHQ0 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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