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noun Aeronautics.
a sharp horizontal loop performed, usually involuntarily, while touching the ground.
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Origin of ground loop
First recorded in 1920â25
Words nearby ground loop
ground landlord, ground layer, groundless, groundling, ground log, ground loop, groundmass, ground meristem, groundnut, groundnut oil, ground observer
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British Dictionary definitions for ground loop
ground loop
noun
a sudden uncontrolled turn by an aircraft on the ground, while moving under its own power
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