PIT maneuver

noun

A technique in which a pursuing car bumps the rear fender of a pursued car, causing it to spin out, in order to terminate a car chase.

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Meanings

nounPIT maneuver (plural PIT maneuvers)

plural PIT maneuvers

  1. automotiveA technique in which a pursuing car bumps the rear fender of a pursued car, causing it to spin out, in order to terminate a car chase.
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APA

PIT maneuver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PIT%20maneuver

MLA

“PIT maneuver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PIT%20maneuver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PIT maneuver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PIT%20maneuver.

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