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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
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