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low yo-yo

low yo-yo noun: a dogfighting maneuver used to increase the closure rate of the attacker during a turn, involving the attacker temporarily giving up some altitude to simultaneously increase airspeed and allow them to turn more steeply, enabling the attacker to cut across the defender's turn and catch up with the defender.

low yo-yo: a dogfighting maneuver used to increase the closure rate of the attacker during a turn, involving...
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Noun

low yo-yo (plural low yo-yos)

  1. A dogfighting maneuver used to increase the closure rate of the attacker during a turn, involving the attacker temporarily giving up some altitude to simultaneously increase airspeed and allow them to turn more steeply, enabling the attacker to cut across the defender's turn and catch up with the defender.

Forms of low yo-yo

plurallow yo-yos

Questions about low yo-yo

What does low yo-yo mean?
Low yo-yo means a dogfighting maneuver used to increase the closure rate of the attacker during a turn, involving the attacker temporarily giving up some altitude to simultaneously increase airspeed and allow them to turn more steeply, enabling the attacker to cut across the defender's turn and catch up with the defender.
What part of speech is low yo-yo?
Low yo-yo is a noun.
What is the plural of low yo-yo?
The plural of low yo-yo is low yo-yos.

Words near low yo-yo in the dictionary

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