barrel roll

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(barəl rōl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
barrel roll′, [Aeron.]
  1. Aeronauticsa maneuver in which an airplane executes a complete roll by revolving once around its longitudinal axis.
  • 1930–35

bar•rel-roll  (barəl rōl′),USA pronunciation v.i. [Aeron.]
  1. Aeronauticsto perform a barrel roll.
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
barrel roll
  1. a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis while following a spiral course in line with the direction of flight

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