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chandelle

chan·delle [ shan dél, shaaN dél ]


noun  (plural chan·delles)
Definition:
 
steep climbing turn of aircraft: a steep climbing turn in which an aircraft almost stalls as it uses momentum to increase the rate of climb



intransitive verb  (past and past participle chan·delled, present participle chan·del·ling, 3rd person present singular chan·delles)
Definition:
 
execute chandelle: to climb steeply in an aircraft, turning at the same time and almost stalling

[Early 20th century. < French (see chandelier)]
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