how to pronounce dogfight

/ˈdɑːɡˌfaɪt/

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dogfight is pronounced in two syllables

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dɑːɡfaɪt

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meanings of dogfight

noun:

  1. A fight between dogs.
  2. A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.

verb:

  1. To engage in a battle between fighter planes.

dogfight frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dogfight occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dogfight can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dogfight can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;

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