loop-the-loop

[loop-thuh-loop]

loop-the-loop

[loop-thuh-loop]
noun
1.
an airplane maneuver in which a plane, starting upward, makes one complete vertical loop.
2.
a ride in an amusement park that simulates this maneuver.

Origin:
1900–05
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loop-the-loop

noun
a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane [syn: loop
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