chandelle
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[ verb ] climb suddenly and steeply
Examples "The airplane chandelled" Used in print (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)When driving rain or mist socked in one valley , Fogg would chandelle up and over to reverse course and try another one , ranging from the Ottauquechee up_to Danville in search of safe passage through the mountain_passes . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction
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