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chandelles

chandelles is the plural of chandelle.

chandelles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chandelle.

Meaning of chandelle

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

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Questions about chandelles

What is chandelles the plural of?
Chandelles is the plural of chandelle.

Words near chandelles in the dictionary

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

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