rat-racing
n.— «She says the experience of “rat-racing around at 150 to 200 knots” in her G-300 is comparable to what she experiences in the SR-71.» —“U.S. Pilots, Planes Travel To ‘Olympics Of The Air’ Aboard Air Force C- 5″ by U.S. Department of Air Force in Kelly Air Force Base, Texas FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database Aug. 2, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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