to dogfight
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To take part in a close fight between fighter planes
- verb
- /ˈdɔɡˌfaɪt/
- Specialized
:
librar un combate aéreo
- The pilots engaged in a dogfight as they maneuvered their planes in the clear blue sky.
Examples
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During the air show, the fighters demonstrated how to dogfight in an exciting display of skill.
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From the opening missile salvo in the skies over Afghanistan in 2001 to a secret strike in the Philippines early this year, or a future in which drones dogfight off the coast of Africa, Terminator Planet takes you to the front lines of combat, Washington war rooms, and beyond.
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The training exercise included a simulated dogfight to prepare the pilots for real combat situations.
How Intense
Surface Forms
dogfight infinitive
dogfighting present participle
dogfights third person singular
dogfought past
dogfought past participle
Etymology
Dogfight as a verb meaning to take part in a close air battle comes from the image of dogs fighting, because pilots twist and bite at each other like animals in a fight. So to dogfight is to 'engage in a close aerial battle'.