loop-the-loop (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *loop-the-loop*:
NOUN	act	loop-the-loop, loop	a flight maneuver

English > *loop-the-loop*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane.
Synonym	loop
Narrower	inside loop	A loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight
Narrower	outside loop	A loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight
Broader	flight maneuver, airplane maneuver	A maneuver executed by an aircraft

HyperDic: loop-the-loop