wingover

[ wing-oh-ver ]

noun

, Aeronautics.

1. an airplane maneuver involving a steep, climbing turn to a near stall, then a sharp drop of the nose, a removal of bank, and a final leveling off in the opposite direction.

wingover

/ ˈwɪŋˌəʊvə /

noun

1. a manoeuvre in which the direction of flight of an aircraft is reversed by putting it into a climbing turn until nearly stalled, the nose then being allowed to fall while continuing the turn

Word History and Origins

Origin of wingover¹

First recorded in 1925–30; wing + over

Example Sentences

It was an excellent underwater imitation of a wingover, the plane maneuver that reversed direction by diving and turning.

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