high yo-yo

noun

A dogfighting maneuver used by a rapidly-closing attacker to avoid an overshoot during a turn, involving pulling up into a climb to exchange airspeed for altitude and allow the attacker to make a slower, tighter turn and drop back down behind the defender.

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Meanings

nounhigh yo-yo (plural high yo-yos)

plural high yo-yos

  1. aeronauticsA dogfighting maneuver used by a rapidly-closing attacker to avoid an overshoot during a turn, involving pulling up into a climb to exchange airspeed for altitude and allow the attacker to make a slower, tighter turn and drop back down behind the defender.

    When you have the airspeed advantage, you can execute a high yo-yo for increased maneuverability in a turn fight while conserving your energy. Now who's laughing?

    2021 March 19, Bosnian Ape Society, 5:13 from the start, in Is Your Car Safe From Supermaneuverable Air-Defense Fighter Aircraft?, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2022
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APA

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

MLA

“high yo-yo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20yo-yo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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