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chandelle

chandelle noun: an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

Noun

chandelle (plural chandelles)

  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
    • The FAA terms a chandelle as a maximum fight performance maneuver. During the course of a chandelle the plane should gain the greatest amount of altitude possible for a given degree of bank, and without stalling.1998, Michael Charles Love, Flight Maneuvers, page 190

Verb

chandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled)

  1. To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

Forms of chandelle

Noun
pluralchandelles
Verb
third-person singular presentchandelles
present participlechandelling
past participlechandelled
pastchandelled

Origin of chandelle

From French chandelle (“chandelle”). Doublet of candela and candle.

Questions about chandelle

What does chandelle mean?
Chandelle means an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
What part of speech is chandelle?
Chandelle can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of chandelle?
The plural of chandelle is chandelles.

Words near chandelle in the dictionary

  1. chandelier plant
  2. chandelier plants
  3. chandeliered
  4. chandelierlike
  5. chandeliers
  6. chandelle
  7. chandelled
  8. chandelles
  9. chandelling
  10. Chander
  11. Chandernagor

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