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chandelle

noun chan·delle \shan-ˈdel, shäⁿ-\

Definition of CHANDELLE

:  an abrupt climbing turn of an airplane in which the momentum of the plane is used to attain a higher rate of climb
chandelle intransitive verb
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Origin of CHANDELLE

French, literally, candle
First Known Use: 1918

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