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Thach weave

noun

Etymology

From Thach + weave. Named after WWII U.S. naval aviator John S. Thach, who invented the manoeuvre.

  1. derived from *webʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *webaną✻
  3. inherited from *weban✻
  4. inherited from wefan
  5. inherited from weven — “to weave”
  6. compounded as thach weave — “Thach + weave”

Definitions

  1. A tactic in aerial combat of the World War II era, where two aircraft on patrol fly a…

    A tactic in aerial combat of the World War II era, where two aircraft on patrol fly a parallel course, and if attacked, overlap their flight paths repeatedly, enabling each to protect the other.

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