"low yo-yo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: low yo-yos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} low yo-yo (plural low yo-yos)
  1. (aviation, military) A dogfighting maneuver used to increase the closure rate of the attacker during a turn, involving the attacker temporarily giving up some altitude to simultaneously increase airspeed and allow them to turn more steeply, enabling the attacker to cut across the defender's turn and catch up with the defender. Wikipedia link: low yo-yo Categories (topical): Aviation, Military Hypernyms: yo-yo Coordinate_terms: high yo-yo
    Sense id: en-low_yo-yo-en-noun-7eyIv4Cd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

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