- airplane maneuver
- nouna maneuver executed by an aircraft• Syn: ↑flight maneuver• Hypernyms: ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuvre, ↑evasive action• Hyponyms:
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airplane maneuver
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maneuver — I. noun Etymology: French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre work done by hand, from Medieval Latin manuopera, from manu operare to perform manual labor more at manure Date: 1758 1. a. a military or naval movement b. an armed forces training… … New Collegiate Dictionary
airplane spin — Wrestling. a maneuver in which a wrestler, grasping an opponent by the head and crotch, lifts the opponent s body crosswise overhead, lowers it to the shoulders for support, then spins around and throws the opponent back over the head to the mat … Universalium
flight maneuver — noun a maneuver executed by an aircraft • Syn: ↑airplane maneuver • Hypernyms: ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuvre, ↑evasive action • Hyponyms: ↑bank, ↑chandelle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
loop-the-loop — noun a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane • Syn: ↑loop • Derivationally related forms: ↑loop (for: ↑loop) • Hypernyms: ↑flight maneuver, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chandelle — I noun a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction • Hypernyms: ↑flight maneuver, ↑airplane maneuver II verb climb suddenly and steeply (Freq. 1) The airplane chandelled … Useful english dictionary
evasive action — noun an action aimed at evading an opponent • Syn: ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuvre • Hypernyms: ↑evasion • Hyponyms: ↑clinch, ↑flight maneuver, ↑airplane maneuver, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sideslip — noun 1. an unexpected slide • Syn: ↑skid, ↑slip • Derivationally related forms: ↑slippy (for: ↑slip), ↑slip (for: ↑slip … Useful english dictionary
loop-the-loop — /loohp dheuh loohp /, n. 1. an airplane maneuver in which a plane, starting upward, makes one complete vertical loop. 2. a ride in an amusement park that simulates this maneuver. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
loop — I. noun Etymology: Middle English loupe; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer Date: 14th century archaic loophole 1a II. noun Etymology: Middle English loupe, of unknown origin Date: 14th century 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
