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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

chandelle

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01 n. an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate of climb, without s…
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    an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate of climb, without stalling the aircraft.(Aeronautics)
02 v. i. to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane.
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    to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane.