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wing·o·ver
(wĭng′ō′vər)n.
A flight maneuver or stunt in which an airplane enters a climbing turn until almost stalled and is allowed to fall while the turn is continued until normal flight is attained in a direction opposite the original heading.
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wingover
(ˈwɪŋˌəʊvə)n
(Aeronautics) a manoeuvre in which the direction of flight of an aircraft is reversed by putting it into a climbing turn until nearly stalled, the nose then being allowed to fall while continuing the turn
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wing•o•ver
(ˈwɪŋˌoʊ vər)n.
an airplane maneuver involving a steep, climbing turn to a near stall, then a sharp drop of the nose, a removal of bank, and a final leveling off in the opposite direction.
[1925–30]
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