barrel roll

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nounAeronautics.
  1. a maneuver in which an airplane executes a complete roll by revolving once around its longitudinal axis.

Origin of barrel roll

1
First recorded in 1930–35

Other definitions for barrel-roll (2 of 2)

barrel-roll
[ bar-uhl-rohl ]

verb (used without object)Aeronautics.
  1. to perform a barrel roll.

Origin of barrel-roll

2
First recorded in 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for barrel roll

barrel roll

noun
  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

verbbarrel-roll
  1. (intr) (of an aircraft) to perform a barrel roll

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