dogfight

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dog·fight /ˈdɒɡfaɪt $ ˈdɒːɡ-/ noun [countable]  1. DSODGGan organized fight between dogs 斗狗2. PMPa fight between armed aircraft 〔战斗机的〕空战

Examples from the Corpus

dogfight• The filmed dogfights are beautifully staged and feature numerous shots of the olive drab and grey P-40s against the blue Hawaiian sky.• It could end up as a public dogfight.• But it became another public dogfight between Brown and state Sen.

dog·fight nounChineseSyllable  

between dogs an Corpus organized fight

dogfight
dog‧fight /ˈdɒɡfaɪt $ ˈdɒːɡ-/ noun [countable]
1. an organized fight between dogs
2. a fight between armed aircraft

dog·fightBrE /ˈdɒɡfaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɔːɡfaɪt/ 🔊 nouna fight between aircraft in which they fly around close to each other （战斗机的）近距离空战a struggle between two people or groups in order to win sth 争斗；格斗；混战dog fight a fight between dogs, especially one that is arranged illegally, for entertainment 狗打架；（尤指非法的）斗狗▸ dog·fight·ing BrE /ˈdɒɡfaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɔːɡfaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]