dogfight
/ˈdɒɡfaɪt/noun
उच्चारण डॉग्फ़ाइट
हवाई झड़प, लड़ाकू विमानों की आमने-सामने की लड़ाई
Core word
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a fight between military aircraft in which they fly around close to each other
हवाई झड़प, लड़ाकू विमानों की आमने-सामने की लड़ाई
- The pilot shot down an enemy jet in a dogfight.
- The film opens with a thrilling dogfight high above the clouds.
- Pilots train for years before they take part in a dogfight.
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- The air show included a mock dogfight between two jets.
- Several aircraft were lost in the dogfight over the border.
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a fight between two or more people or groups who want the same thing
कड़ी टक्कर, ज़ोरदार भिड़ंत
- The two parties are locked in a dogfight for the state.
- Three candidates are in a dogfight for the single seat on the committee.
- The election turned into a dogfight between two strong leaders.
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- There was a bitter dogfight for control of the club.
- Rival firms are in a dogfight over the new contract.
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a fight between dogs, especially one organized illegally for entertainment
कुत्तों की लड़ाई
- Organizing dogfights is a crime.
- Police raided a village after hearing about an illegal dogfight.
- Animal rights groups work to stop dogfights across the country.
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- The police arrested several men at a dogfight outside the town.
- Dogfights are illegal and cruel.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a dogfight (countable noun)
A dogfight is a close fight, in the air between warplanes, between dogs, or a fierce struggle between people or groups.
'Dogfight' पास-पास की लड़ाई है, जैसे युद्धक विमानों के बीच हवा में, कुत्तों के बीच, या लोगों और समूहों के बीच तीव्र संघर्ष।
- A dogfight broke out over the border.
- The two parties had a dogfight for the seat.
dogfight between / for
Use between for the groups and for for the prize.
समूहों के लिए 'between' और पुरस्कार के लिए 'for' आता है।
- There was a dogfight between two rival unions.
- It was a dogfight for the last place in the final.
dogfight (verb, military)
As a verb, it means to fight in a close air battle.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ आसमान में पास-पास की लड़ाई करना है।
- The pilots dogfighted over the sea.
- Fighter jets dogfought at high speed.
dogfight in sport and politics
Used figuratively for a hard-fought match or election in which the result is close.
आलंकारिक रूप से कड़े मुकाबले वाले मैच या चुनाव के लिए, जिसमें परिणाम करीबी हो।
- The by-election turned into a dogfight.
dogfight in history and exam passages
History texts use dogfight for close air battles, as in the wars of the twentieth century.
इतिहास की पुस्तकों में 'dogfight' पास-पास की हवाई लड़ाइयों के लिए आता है, जैसे बीसवीं सदी के युद्धों में।
- The pilots fought a dogfight above the clouds.
- The dogfight ended when one jet ran out of fuel.
+Collocations 5
adjective + dogfight
fiercebloodyaerialpoliticalillegalclose
- The aerial dogfight lasted only minutes.
verb + dogfight
end in aturn into awatch abe aenter a
- The election turned into a dogfight in the last week.
dogfight + noun
pitringscenesbancase
- Dogfight rings are banned in most countries.
dogfight over
over territoryover a seatover a titleover a contract
- There was a dogfight over the contract.
dogfight + in the air
in the skyover the seaabove the cloudsat high speed
- The dogfight took place above the clouds.
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- The film has a dramatic dogfight scene over the Himalayas.
फ़िल्म में हिमालय के ऊपर एक नाटकीय हवाई लड़ाई का दृश्य है।
- The match turned into a dogfight in the last ten minutes.
मैच अंतिम दस मिनट में कड़ी भिड़ंत बन गया।
- Radhika read about a dogfight in the 1971 war.
राधिका ने 1971 के युद्ध में हुई एक हवाई लड़ाई के बारे में पढ़ा।
- Dogfights are cruel and are illegal in India.
कुत्तों की लड़ाई क्रूर है और भारत में अवैध है।
- The party leaders had a public dogfight over tickets.
पार्टी नेताओं में टिकटों को लेकर खुला झगड़ा हुआ।
- Two stray dogs started a dogfight outside the school gate.
दो आवारा कुत्तों ने स्कूल के गेट के बाहर लड़ाई शुरू कर दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The two pilots dogfighted themselves.
✓ The two pilots dogfought each other.
Use each other for a mutual action, and the correct past form is dogfought.
पारस्परिक क्रिया के लिए 'each other' और सही past रूप 'dogfought' है।
✗ There was a dogfight among the two parties.
✓ There was a dogfight between the two parties.
Use between for two; among is for more than two.
दो के लिए 'between' आता है; 'among' दो से अधिक के लिए है।