barrel roll
nounAeronautics.
a maneuver in which an airplane executes a complete roll by revolving once around its longitudinal axis.
Origin of barrel roll
1First recorded in 1930–35
Other definitions for barrel-roll (2 of 2)
barrel-roll
[ bar-uhl-rohl ]
verb (used without object)Aeronautics.
to perform a barrel roll.
Origin of barrel-roll
2First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for barrel roll
barrel roll
noun
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
(intr) (of an aircraft) to perform a barrel roll
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