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noun Aeronautics.
a maneuver in which an airplane makes a rapid and complete revolution about its longitudinal axis while maintaining approximately level flight.
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Origin of snap roll
First recorded in 1930–35
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Other definitions for snap roll (2 of 2)
snap-roll
[ snap-rohl ]
/ ˈsnæpˌroʊl /
verb (used with object)
to put (an airplane) through the maneuver of a snap roll.
verb (used without object)
to execute a snap roll.
Origin of snap-roll
First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use snap roll in a sentence
As I pulled up this time I kicked the ship into a double snap roll as I climbed.
Test Pilot|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
British Dictionary definitions for snap roll
snap roll
noun
a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a fast roll
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