whipstall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt.
verb
  1. To stall in this fashion.

Word forms

whipstall whipstalls whipstalling whipstalled

Etymology

From whip + stall.

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