CHANDELLE


Meaning of CHANDELLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ shan-ˈdel, shäⁿ- ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, candle

Date: 1918

: an abrupt climbing turn of an airplane in which the momentum of the plane is used to attain a higher rate of climb

• chandelle intransitive verb

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