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Meanings of dogfight in English

Portuguese
batalha
Catalan
altercació
Spanish
refriega

Disorderly fighting.

batalha
Usage of dogfight in English
1
What had earlier been a foregone conclusion had descended into a dogfight.
The Guardian
2
Mazer quickly put on his helmet and zoomed in, following the dogfight.
Earth Afire
3
He didn't disappoint and sought to draw his opponent into a dogfight.
Independent.ie
4
But he also admits there are ups and downs to the dogfight.
News.com.au
5
When you're in a relegation dogfight you've got to fight like dogs.
The Guardian
6
And it's shaping up to be nothing short of a good, old-fashioned dogfight.
The South African
7
We ended up in a dogfight at the end and overran his minutes.
Reuters
8
Tom, Roger, and Astro watched the dogfight on the scanner in horrified fascination.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates
9
There'll be the traditional dogfight amongst a lot of bad choices.
Surrender to the will of the night
10
Sean Dyche's men are well and truly in a relegation dogfight.
The Guardian
11
Oh, down in San Antonio, it's going to be more than a dogfight.
Reuters
12
Here I was: a trireme smash yesterday; a dogfight today; now a consul's nurse.
Shadows in Bronze
13
But the dogfight they leave behind seems set to continue.
News.com.au
14
It came down to the end, a dogfight, Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett said.
Reuters
15
The last five or six weeks, the relegation dogfight, it's not what we're about.
The Guardian
16
In battleground states where the election will be decided, a dogfight was still unfolding.
Reuters
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