Definition
In military aviation, close-range aerial combat between fighter jets or aircraft using maneuvering and speed rather than long-range weapons; also the cruel practice of forcing dogs to fight each other.
Etymology
From 'dog' + 'fighting'. In aviation, it metaphorically compares aerial combat tactics to dogs fighting. As animal cruelty, it refers to the historical practice of making dogs fight, which is now illegal in most countries.
Kelly Says
Modern fighter pilots use dogfighting maneuvers today despite missiles that work from miles away—Top Gun training exists because pilots realized that when technology fails, the ability to turn faster than your enemy can still save your life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የአየር ጦርነት
ye-a-yer tor-net
ARالعربية
معارك طيران
ma-3ar-kaht ta-ree-an
BNবাংলা
বায়ু যুদ্ধ
bayu yuddho
CACatalà
combat aeri
kohm-bah air-ee
CSČeština
vzdušný boj
vz-doo-shny boi
DADansk
luftkamp
looft-kamp
DEDeutsch
Jagdkämpfe
YAHKT-kampf-eh
ELΕλληνικά
αερομαχία
aero-ma-hee-ah
ESEspañol
peleas de perros
peh-LEH-deh peh-ROHS
FAفارسی
جنگ هوایی
jang how-ee
FISuomi
ilma taistelu
il-ma tie-ste-lu
FRFrançais
combat aérien
kohm-bah air-ee-AHN
GUGU
આકાશ લડાઈ
a-kaash la-dai
HAHA
bita a saman
bee-ta a sa-man
HEעברית
קרב אווירי
kar-av o-vi-ri
HIहिन्दी
कुत्तों की लड़ाई
koo-tton kee la-dhai
HUMagyar
légiharc
leh-gee-hark
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertempuran udara
per-ta-be-ran oo-dah-rah
IGIG
igwe agha
ig-we ah-gha
ITItaliano
dogfighting
doh-fайт-ing
KKKK
көктем соғысы
kok-tem so-ghi-sy
KMKM
ប្រយុទ្ធអ neod
bra-yoot-th a-nod
KO한국어
공중전투
gong-jung-jeon-tu
MRMR
आकाश युद्ध
a-kaash yu-ddh
MSBahasa Melayu
pertempuran udara
per-ta-be-ran oo-dah-rah
MYမြန်မာ
လေကြောင်း ပွဲ
lay-kyaing pew
NLNederlands
luchtgevechten
loost-geh-vech-ten
NONorsk
luftkamp
looft-kamp
PAPA
ਸਕਾਈ ਯੁੱਧ
sa-kai yu-ddh
PLPolski
dogfighting
doh-fайт-ing
PTPortuguês
combate aéreo
kohm-BAY-tuh air-EE-oh
RORomână
luptă aeriană
loo-ptuh air-ee-an-ah
RUРусский
dogfighting
doh-fайт-ing
SVSvenska
luftstrid
looft-strid
SWKiswahili
mapambano ya angani
ma-pam-ba-no ya an-ga-ni
TAதமிழ்
வான்வெளி சண்டை
vaan-veli shan-tai
TEతెలుగు
నీలలో యుద్ధం
neelalo yuddham
THไทย
การต่อสู้ในอากาศ
gaan dtor soo nai a-kaat
TLTL
labanan sa hangin
la-ba-na-an sa han-gin
TRTürkçe
uçma savaşı
ooch-mah sah-vah-shee
UKУкраїнська
авіаційна битва
ah-vee-tsee-on-na bit-va
URاردو
ہوائی جنگ
ha-wai jang
VITiếng Việt
đánh nhau trên không
dahn nah-oo tren kohng
ZH中文
空中搏斗
kong-zhong bo-dou