dogfight
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One night I tossed for an hour while dogfights raged overhead, streaking my patch of sky with fire.
From Literature
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Held together with scrounged parts and ingenuity, Iran’s aging jets are falling in dogfights.
Known for: Highly maneuverable, supersonic light fighter, excellent dogfighting capabilities.
Williams didn’t speak about the details of the encounter — even with family members — until records about the dogfight were declassified in 2002.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a dogfight and Italy's dogs were just that bit more menacing.
From BBC
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