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chandelle definition

chan·delle (s̸han′del′)

noun

a quick, simultaneous climb and turn made by an airplane, in which the momentum of the airplane increases the rate of climb

Etymology: Fr, lit., candle

intransitive verb chandelled -·delled′, chandelling -·dell′·ing

to make a chandelle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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