snap-roll

¹

[snap-rohl]

verb (used with object)

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

verb (used without object)

1. to execute a snap roll.

snap roll

²

noun

Aeronautics.

1. a maneuver in which an airplane makes a rapid and complete revolution about its longitudinal axis while maintaining approximately level flight.

snap roll

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snap-roll¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of snap-roll²

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

He gave us three loops and a snap roll.

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

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

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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.

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