Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dogfight en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • [ˈdɔɡ.fʌɪt] (General-American)
  • /ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈdɑɡ.fʌɪt] (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From dog + fight.

Meanings

  1. A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
    • The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight.
  2. A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dogfights Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

dogfighter

Translations (16)

fi koiratappelu (fight between dogs) · fi kaartotaistelu (fight between military aircraft) · no nærkamp (fight between military aircraft) · no bikkjeslagsmål (fight between dogs) · fr combat aérien (fight between military aircraft) · es pelea de perros (fight between dogs) · pl walka psów (fight between dogs) · fi hävittäjätaistelu (fight between military aircraft) · de Luftkampf (fight between military aircraft) · fr combat de chiens (fight between dogs) · it combattimento aereo (fight between military aircraft) · it combattimento tra cani (fight between dogs) · fi ilmataistelu (fight between military aircraft) · nl hondengevecht (fight between dogs) · de Hundekampf (fight between dogs) · tr it dalaşı (fight between dogs)

dogfight en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • [ˈdɔɡ.fʌɪt] (General-American)
  • /ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈdɑɡ.fʌɪt] (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From dog + fight.

Meanings

  1. To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
    • Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dogfights Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dogfought Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dogfought Tense=Past lexicographic
dogfighting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

catfight · furball