Dogfighting

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another. uncountable

    "Dogfighting is illegal in most countries."

  2. 2
    Close combat between two military aircraft. uncountable

    "Here, in fighter-pilot language, you're taught the real essential — dogfighting, man-against-man, plane-against-plane — and in a way they never taught us."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dogfight form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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actionbattlebattle royalbrawlbrushbullfight

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"Dogfighting is illegal in most countries."

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blood sport

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