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chan•delle
(shan del′, shän-),USA pronunciation n., v. -delled, -dell•ing. [Aeron.]
n.
v.i.
n.
- Aeronauticsan abrupt climbing turn in which an aircraft almost stalls while using its momentum to gain a higher rate of climb.
v.i.
- Aeronauticsto perform a chandelle.
- French: literally, candle
- 1915–20
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