#evasion the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
supertype: escape__flight the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
subtype: elusion__slip__eluding the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
subtype: evasive_action__evasiveaction__maneuver__manoeuvre an action aimed at evading an enemy
subtype: clinch (in boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
subtype: flight_maneuver__airplane_maneuver an evasive maneuver by an aircraft
subtype: bank.flight_maneuver a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
subtype: vertical_bank a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical
subtype: loop a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
subtype: roll.flight_maneuver a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
subtype: barrel_roll a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
subtype: snap_roll a fast roll
subtype: sideslip__slip a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
subtype: straight-arm (football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent
subtype: dodge a quick evasive movement
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