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ground loop

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noun Aeronautics.

a sharp horizontal loop performed, usually involuntarily, while touching the ground.

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Nearby words

  1. ground ivy,
  2. ground lamella,
  3. ground landlord,
  4. ground level,
  5. ground log,
  6. ground meristem,
  7. ground observer,
  8. ground owl,
  9. ground pea,
  10. ground pine

Origin of ground loop

First recorded in 1920–25
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Examples from the Web for ground loop

  • "A lot of good it will do you if we ground-loop, Major," he grinned.

    The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
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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