1. a close combat between fighter aircraft
Usage: military
2. a fierce fight between dogs
3. a fiercely contested competition or struggle
Usage: informal

1. to engage in close aerial combat
Usage: military

Examples

• The pilot survived a dangerous dogfight over enemy territory.
• Two fighter jets engaged in a dogfight at high altitude.
• The election turned into a real dogfight between the candidates.
• The championship game was a dogfight until the final minutes.
• Police broke up an illegal dogfight in the warehouse.
• The two companies dogfought for market dominance.
• It was a political dogfight from start to finish.