loop-the-loop

American  

[loop-thuh-loop] / ˈlup ðəˈlup /

noun

1. an airplane maneuver in which a plane, starting upward, makes one complete vertical loop.

2. a ride in an amusement park that simulates this maneuver.

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Etymology

Origin of loop-the-loop

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

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loop-the-loop

Of late, it has been a wild loop-the-loop ride for Mr. Jackson, 41, the author and composer of “A Strange Loop,” the hit Broadway show.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

We’re also promised dozens of licensed aircraft and a modifiable simulation engine that alters the flight difficulty, welcoming both wannabe pilots and players who just want to do a loop-the-loop in a 747.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2020

Pull the thumbsticks to swing, and you really feel like you’re the person straining to make the impossible loop-the-loop.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2017

Freed from smaller cages, the bats would exuberantly loop-the-loop before heading towards the food.

From Nature ● Jan. 11, 2017

If you followed their apparent motion over many months, they would leave one constellation, enter another, occasionally even do a kind of slow loop-the-loop in the sky.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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