English Explanatory Dictionary

Cuban eight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aerobatic maneuver following a path that resembles the figure 8 on its side.

Word forms

Cuban eight Cuban eights

Etymology

Said to have been invented and named by Len Povey, an American pilot who had served with the Cuban Air Force.

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