evasive action

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evasive action

noun evasive actions

uncountable, usually Physical movement performed in order to avoid a collision with something (such as a vehicle or missile). The attack also afforded Helena to a front-seat view of literal air-to-air melee combat, as one Wildcat pilot of the Cactus Air Force, who was swooping in to help break up the attack, found himself out of machine-gun ammo; instead, he dropped his landing gear, positioned himself above the nearest bo
Similar: dodge

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@misc{evasive_action_2026,
  title = {evasive action},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evasive%20action},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}