Thach weave

noun

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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Meanings

nounThach weave (plural Thach weaves)

plural Thach weaves

  1. historicalaeronauticsA 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.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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