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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction;


VERB (1)

1. climb suddenly and steeply;
- Example: "The airplane chandelled"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

chandelle \chandelle\ n. (Aeronautics) an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate of climb, without stalling the aircraft. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

chandelle \chandelle\ v. i. to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chandelle n 1: a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction v 1: climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled"