wingover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane makes a steep climb followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling) and a short dive, levelling out to fly in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.

Word forms

wingover wingovers

Etymology

From wing + over.

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