snap roll

¹ American  

noun

Aeronautics.

1. 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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snap-roll ² American  

[snap-rohl] / ˈsnæpˌroʊl /

verb (used with object)

1. to put (an airplane) through the maneuver of a snap roll.

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verb (used without object)

1. to execute a snap roll.

snap roll British  

noun

1. a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a fast roll

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Etymology

Origin of snap roll¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of snap-roll¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

As I pulled up this time I kicked the ship into a double snap roll as I climbed.

From Project Gutenberg

Judges also rate precision in the triple snap roll, which requires three horizontal 360-degree rolls while maintaining altitude.

From New York Times

Almost all of our flying here was takeoffs and landings and in the air� we practiced spins, slow rolls, snap rolls, and figure eights to get� the feel of the airplane and develop our control.

From Project Gutenberg