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单词 wingover
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wingover

[ wing-oh-ver ]
/ ˈwɪŋˌoʊ vər /

noun Aeronautics.

an airplane maneuver involving a steep, climbing turn to a near stall, then a sharp drop of the nose, a removal of bank, and a final leveling off in the opposite direction.

Origin of wingover

First recorded in 1925–30; wing + over

Words nearby wingover

winglet, winglike, wing loading, wingman, wing nut, wingover, wings, wing shooting, wing shot, wing skid, wingspan
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Example sentences from the Web for wingover

  • It was an excellent underwater imitation of a wingover, the plane maneuver that reversed direction by diving and turning.

    The Wailing Octopus|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for wingover

wingover
/ (ˈwɪŋˌəʊvə) /

noun

a manoeuvre in which the direction of flight of an aircraft is reversed by putting it into a climbing turn until nearly stalled, the nose then being allowed to fall while continuing the turn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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