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dog-fight

dog-fight is the alternative spelling of dogfight.

Meaning of dogfight

Noun

dogfight (plural dogfights)

  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.

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Forms of dog-fight

pluraldog-fights

Questions about dog-fight

What is dog-fight the alternative spelling of?
Dog-fight is the alternative spelling of dogfight.

Words near dog-fight in the dictionary

  1. dog-ends
  2. dog-faced baboon
  3. dog-faced baboons
  4. dog-fennel
  5. dog-fennels
  6. dog-fight
  7. dog-fights
  8. dog-fish
  9. dog-fishes
  10. dog-flea model
  11. dog-flea models

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