chandelle

noun

chan·​delle shan-ˈdel 

shäⁿ-

: an abrupt climbing turn of an airplane in which the momentum of the plane is used to attain a higher rate of climb

chandelle intransitive verb

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, candle

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chandelle

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel