CHANDELLE


Meaning of CHANDELLE in English

Pronunciation: shan- ' del, shä n -

Function: noun

Etymology: F, 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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