Usually means: Aggressive, V-shaped offensive formation.
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  3. flying wedge: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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▸ noun:  (aviation, American football) A formation in which a group travels so that its components form a triangular shape.

Similar:
wedge, triplane, delta wing, wing, oblique wing, quadruplane, biplane, tri-oval, trihedron, sesquiplane, more...

Opposite:
defensive formation, wall, line, barrier, shield

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Similar:
wedge, triplane, delta wing, wing, oblique wing, quadruplane, biplane, tri-oval, trihedron, sesquiplane, more...

Opposite:
defensive formation, wall, line, barrier, shield



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