wax someone's tail

verb

To lock one's weapons onto the tail of an enemy aircraft.

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Meanings

verbwax someone's tail (third-person singular simple present waxes someone's tail, present participle waxing someone's tail, simple past and past participle waxed someone's tail)

present singular third person waxes someone's tail · participle present waxing someone's tail · participle past waxed someone's tail · past waxed someone's tail

  1. slangaeronauticsTo lock one's weapons onto the tail of an enemy aircraft.
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APA

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Chicago

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