Meanings
plural evasive actions
- uncountableusuallyPhysical movement performed in order to avoid a collision with something (such as a vehicle or missile).
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The attack also afforded Helena to a front-seat view of literal air-to-air melee combat, as one Wildcat pilot of the Cactus Air Force, who was swooping in to help break up the attack, found himself out of machine-gun ammo; instead, he dropped his landing gear, positioned himself above the nearest bomber, and begun beating it to death, in midair, using his landing gear as clubs. After a bit of evasive action that the fighter easily kept up with, the repeated slamming broke something important, and the bomber spiralled down into the sea.
2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 5:50 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022Synonyms: dodge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPhysical movement performed in order to avoid a collision with something (such as a vehicle or missile).
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