dogfight
noun/ˈdɔɡfaɪt/
Frequency rank: #18,978 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
an intense aerial battle between military aircraft at close range.
Example sentence
The two fighter jets engaged in a fierce dogfight over the ocean, each pilot trying to outmaneuver the other.
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