Definition of
Dogfight
- (noun, event) a fiercely disputed contest
a real dogfight for third place
a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract - (noun, act) disorderly fighting
- (noun, act) an aerial engagement between fighter planes
- (noun, act) a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
- (verb, creation) arrange for an illegal dogfight
- (verb, competition) engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
- (noun, event) a fiercely disputed contest
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Dogfight
Alternate forms of Dogfight
Derivations: dogfight, dogfighter
Hypernyms: arrange, battle, combat, competition, conflict, contest, engagement, fight, fighting, scrap, stage
Origin of the word Dogfight
- "aerial combat," World War I air forces slang, from earlier meaning "riotous brawl" (1880s); from dog (n.) + fight. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Dogfight
despised, disabused, disaffect, disaffected, disco biscuit, disposed, dispossessed, dog biscuit
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