1. dogfight - Noun
2. dogfight - Verb
a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
an aerial engagement between fighter planes
disorderly fighting
a fiercely disputed contest
engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
arrange for an illegal dogfight
Source: WordNetThe notion that disarmament can put a stop to war is contradicted by the nearest dogfight. George Bernard Shaw
Basketball is what got me out of the projects. It got my momma the house she never had, the car she never had. Nobody is going to get the best of me. You might score more points than me, but you're going to know you were in a dogfight. Kenyon Martin
their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them Source: Internet
a real dogfight for third place Source: Internet
a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract Source: Internet
After a supersonic dogfight between Stark and two F-22s, one jet was damaged in Stark's attempt to hide, forcing the the pilot to eject. Source: Internet