rolling scissors

rolling scissors (countable and uncountable, plural rolling scissors)

1. (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A form of the scissors defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving pulling up, rolling 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-rolling around each other as each attempts to gain the advantage.
   1. (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.

• scissors

• defensive spiral

• flat scissors