ground loop

noun Aeronautics.

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

Origin of ground loop

First recorded in 1920–25

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"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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