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lazy eight

lazy eight noun: an aerobatic maneuver consisting of 1/4 looping up, wingover (left or right), 1/2 looping down+up, wingover (right or left), 1/4 looping down.

lazy eight: an aerobatic maneuver consisting of 1/4 looping up, wingover (left or right), 1/2 looping down+up,...
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Noun

lazy eight (plural lazy eights)

  1. An aerobatic maneuver consisting of 1/4 looping up, wingover (left or right), 1/2 looping down+up, wingover (right or left), 1/4 looping down.
  2. The symbol ∞ or anything of the same shape.

Forms of lazy eight

plurallazy eights
alternative formlazy 8

Questions about lazy eight

What does lazy eight mean?
Lazy eight means an aerobatic maneuver consisting of 1/4 looping up, wingover (left or right), 1/2 looping down+up, wingover (right or left), 1/4 looping down.
What part of speech is lazy eight?
Lazy eight is a noun.
What is the plural of lazy eight?
The plural of lazy eight is lazy eights.

Words near lazy eight in the dictionary

  1. lazy daisy
  2. lazy dog
  3. lazy dog bomb
  4. lazy dog bombs
  5. lazy dogs
  6. lazy eight
  7. lazy eights
  8. lazy evaluation
  9. lazy evaluations
  10. lazy eye
  11. lazy eyes

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