rat-racing
n.— «I’ve forgotten what we were doing—probably rat-racing, a kind of follow-the-leader in line astern where we chased each other all over the sky.» —by Robert J. Goebel Mustang Ace: Memoirs Of A P-51 Fighter Pilot Oct. 1, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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