rolling scissors

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable|aviation|military|with '''the'''}} A form of the [[scissors]] defensive maneuver in [[dogfight]]ing, involving [[pull up|pulling up]], [[roll]]ing one's aircraft towards that of the attacker, and pulling the nose of one's aircraft towards the attacker to force an [[overshoot]], resulting in the two aircraft [[barrel roll|barrel-rolling]] around each other as each attempts to gain the advantage.<!--much easier to illustrate than to describe succinctly-->

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