Dogfight

/ˈdɒɡ.faɪt/

Synonyms for "dogfight" (39 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

Noun(2 words)
air duelair-to-air battle

Strong matches (12)

Noun(6 words)
contestcruel sportdog fightingduelfight in airfighter duel

Related words (19)

Noun(9 words)
hassleillegal sportrough-and-tumblescuffleshowdownsimulated engagementslugfesttraining dogfighttussle

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

18 entries
animal fightingarrangebattlecombatcompetitionconflictcontestengagementfightfightingflight training exerciseillegal sportmilitary actionmilitary engagement

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

12 entries
academic duelaerial duelair combatair combat drillair dueldog fighting ringengagement simulationfighter engagementillegal pit fightpolicy debatesports contesttraining maneuver

Collocations

10 entries
aerial duelaerial engagementair combatair duelair superiorityair to air combatair-to-air battleclose air combatdogfighting ringfighter aircraft

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

6 translations across 4 languages.

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Finnish

3 entries
  • hävittäjätaistelu noun (fight between military aircraft)
  • ilmataistelu noun (fight between military aircraft)
  • kaartotaistelu noun (fight between military aircraft)

French

1 entries
  • combat aérien noun (fight between military aircraft)

German

1 entries
  • Luftkampf noun (fight between military aircraft)

Italian

1 entries
  • combattimento aereo noun (fight between military aircraft)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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This aircraft is capable to dogfight and bomb at the same time.

Source: tatoeba (3862087)

The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight.

Source: wiktionary

Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.

Source: wiktionary

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