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dogfighting

dogfighting noun: a blood sport in which dogs fight with one another. Also the present participle and gerund of dogfight.

Noun

dogfighting (uncountable)

  1. A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.
    • Dogfighting is illegal in most countries.
  2. Close combat between two military aircraft.
    • 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.1972 February, Kevin V. Brown, “Space-Age Dogfighting”, in Popular Science, page 74

Also used as

dogfighting is also the present participle and gerund of dogfight.

Forms of dogfighting

alternative formdog fighting
alternative formdog-fighting

Questions about dogfighting

What does dogfighting mean?
Dogfighting means a blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.
What part of speech is dogfighting?
Dogfighting is a noun.

Words near dogfighting in the dictionary

  1. dogfennel
  2. dogfennels
  3. dogfight
  4. dogfighter
  5. dogfighters
  6. dogfighting
  7. dogfights
  8. dogfish
  9. dogfish shark
  10. dogfish sharks
  11. dogfished

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