1
: a fight between dogs
broadly
: a fiercely disputed contest
2
: a fight between two or more fighter planes usually at close quarters
dogfight
intransitive verb
Examples of dogfight in a Sentence
He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory.
The election has turned into a real dogfight.
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The Leafs are now in a dogfight for home ice advantage.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In simulations detailed in the December 2024 Journal of Gun Launch & Control, this Chinese AI squared off against the complex aerial acrobatics of an F-15, a jet which, for decades, has reflected American air dominance, particularly in dogfights.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Researchers in China have claimed that their AI system has defeated human pilots in dogfights and even successfully countered unpredictable, high-intensity aerial acrobatics during air combat simulations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2025
Flying your favorite spacecraft is as simple as plopping down in the captain’s chair to engage in some hairy dogfights and clandestine patrols over strange worlds or the inky cosmic blackness as the gameplay shifts from a standard FPS to a third-person perspective.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In simulations detailed in the December 2024 Journal of Gun Launch & Control, this Chinese AI squared off against the complex aerial acrobatics of an F-15, a jet which, for decades, has reflected American air dominance, particularly in dogfights.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Researchers in China have claimed that their AI system has defeated human pilots in dogfights and even successfully countered unpredictable, high-intensity aerial acrobatics during air combat simulations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2025
Flying your favorite spacecraft is as simple as plopping down in the captain’s chair to engage in some hairy dogfights and clandestine patrols over strange worlds or the inky cosmic blackness as the gameplay shifts from a standard FPS to a third-person perspective.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Dogfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogfight. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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