"flat scissors" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /flæt ˈsɪz.ɚz/ [General-American] Forms: flat scissors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|flat scissors}} flat scissors (countable and uncountable, plural flat scissors)
  1. (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A form of the scissors defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker and slowing in order to force the opponent to overshoot, without moving out of the initial plane of the attack; often continues, with the roles of attacker and defender alternating between the two aircraft, until one is either shot down or manages to escape. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Military
    Sense id: en-flat_scissors-en-noun-8iBYz5No Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  2. (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A form of the scissors defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker and slowing in order to force the opponent to overshoot, without moving out of the initial plane of the attack; often continues, with the roles of attacker and defender alternating between the two aircraft, until one is either shot down or manages to escape.
    (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
    Tags: countable Categories (topical): Aviation, Military
    Sense id: en-flat_scissors-en-noun-SmvRQxF3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: scissors Coordinate_terms: rolling scissors

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