chandelle

chan·delle

 (shăn-dĕl′)

n.

A sudden, steep climbing turn of an aircraft, executed to alter flight direction and gain altitude simultaneously.

intr.v. chan·delled, chan·dell·ing, chan·dells

To execute a chandelle.

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[French, from chandelle, candle, from Old French, from Latin candēla; see candle.]

chandelle

(ʃænˈdɛl; French ʃɑ̃dɛl)

n

(Aeronautics) aeronautics an abrupt climbing turn almost to the point of stalling, in which an aircraft's momentum is used to increase its rate of climb

vb

(Aeronautics) (intr) to carry out a chandelle

[French, literally: candle]

chan•delle

(ʃænˈdɛl, ʃɑ̃-)

n.

an abrupt climbing turn in which an aircraft almost stalls while using its momentum to gain a higher rate of climb.

[1915–20; < French: literally, candle]

chandelle

Past participle: chandelled
Gerund: chandelling

Imperative

chandelle

chandelle

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chandelle - a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction airplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft
Verb	1.	chandelle - climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled" air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"