- whipstall
- ☆ whipstall [hwip′stôl΄, wip′stôl΄ ]n.a stunt in flying in which the airplane first goes into a stall during a steep climb, then drops or whips suddenly nose downward
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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whipstall — /hwip stawl , wip /, Aeron. n. 1. a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement. v.t. 2. to cause (an aircraft) to undergo whipstall. v.i. 3. (of an aircraft) to undergo… … Universalium
whipstall — /ˈwɪpstɔl/ (say wipstawl) Aeronautics –noun 1. a stall during a vertical climb in which there is often a momentary slide of the aircraft tail first, the nose then pitching violently forward and down in a whip like movement. –verb (t) 2. to cause… …
whipstall — /hwip stawl , wip /, Aeron. n. 1. a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement. v.t. 2. to cause (an aircraft) to undergo whipstall. v.i. 3. (of an aircraft) to undergo… … Useful english dictionary
whipstall — whip•stall [[t]ˈ(h)wɪpˌstɔl, ˈwɪp [/t]] n. aer. a stall during a vertical climb of an aircraft in which the nose falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
