chandelle

Definition of Chandelle in English :

1. chandelle

a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction

2. chandelle

climb suddenly and steeply

Example Sentences:
'The airplane chandelled'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chandelle

noun

1. aeronautics

an abrupt climbing turn almost to the point of stalling, in which an aircraft's momentum is used to increase its rate of climb

verb

2. (intransitive)

to carry out a chandelle

noun

1.

a quick, simultaneous climb and turn made by an airplane, in which the momentum of the airplane increases the rate of climb

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˌchanˈdelled or ˌchanˈdelling

2.

to make a chandelle

n.

A sudden, steep climbing turn of an aircraft, executed to alter flight direction and gain altitude simultaneously.

intr.v. chan·delled, chan·dell·ing, chan·dells

To execute a chandelle.