chandelle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chandelle
    n 1: a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn
         executed to gain altitude while changing direction
    v 1: climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chandelle \chandelle\ n. (Aeronautics)
   an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the
   plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate
   of climb, without stalling the aircraft.
   [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chandelle \chandelle\ v. i.
   to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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