Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evasive action

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: eva-sive ac-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Physical movement performed in order to avoid a collision with something (such as a vehicle or missile).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 bomber, and begun beating it to death, in midair, using his landing gear as clubs. After a bit of evasive action that the fighter easily kept up with, the repeated slamming broke something important, and the bomber spiralled down into the sea."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

evasive actions (plural)

Synonyms

dodge maneuver manoeuvre

Questions

What does evasive action mean?: Physical movement performed in order to avoid a collision with something (such as a vehicle or missile).

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