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wingover

wingover noun: an aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane makes a steep climb followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling) and a short dive, levelling out to fly in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.

Noun

wingover (plural wingovers)

  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane makes a steep climb followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling) and a short dive, levelling out to fly in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.

Forms of wingover

pluralwingovers

Origin of wingover

From wing + over.

Questions about wingover

What does wingover mean?
Wingover means an aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane makes a steep climb followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling) and a short dive, levelling out to fly in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.
What part of speech is wingover?
Wingover is a noun.
What is the plural of wingover?
The plural of wingover is wingovers.

Words near wingover in the dictionary

  1. wingnuts
  2. wingnuttery
  3. wingnutty
  4. Wingo
  5. Wingos
  6. wingover
  7. wingovers
  8. wingpad
  9. wingpads
  10. wingpit
  11. wingpits

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