chandelle

Noun
  1. A flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction (synset 100170472)
    is a type of: airplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft
Verb
  1. Climb suddenly and steeply (synset 201974139)
    "The airplane chandelled"
    referred to in: air, air travel, aviation - travel via aircraft
    is a type of: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise - move upward

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