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    AIRPLANE MANEUVER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A maneuver executed by an aircraftplay

    Synonyms:

    airplane maneuver; flight maneuver

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("airplane maneuver" is a kind of...):

    evasive action; maneuver; manoeuvre (an action aimed at evading an opponent)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "airplane maneuver"):

    bank (a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning))

    chandelle (a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction)

    loop; loop-the-loop (a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane)

    roll (a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude)

    sideslip; slip (a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air)

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