3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: chandelle \chandelle\ v. i. to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chandelle n : a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction v : climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled"
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