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View synonyms for snap roll
snap roll
1noun
, Aeronautics.
- a maneuver in which an airplane makes a rapid and complete revolution about its longitudinal axis while maintaining approximately level flight.
snap-roll
2[ snap-rohl ]
verb (used with object)
- to put (an airplane) through the maneuver of a snap roll.
verb (used without object)
- to execute a snap roll.
snap roll
noun
- a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a fast roll
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snap roll1
First recorded in 1930–35
Origin of snap roll2
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
As I pulled up this time I kicked the ship into a double snap roll as I climbed.
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