English Explanatory Dictionary

Thach weave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tactic in aerial combat of the World War II era, where two aircraft on patrol fly a parallel course, and if attacked, overlap their flight paths repeatedly, enabling each to protect the other.

Word forms

Thach weave Thach weaves

Etymology

From Thach + weave. Named after WWII U.S. naval aviator John S. Thach, who invented the manoeuvre.

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