half-roll

noun

Definition of half-roll

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a flight maneuver in which an airplane rolls halfway over and then flies upside down along its original line of flight

half-roll

intransitive verb

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Definition of half-roll (Entry 2 of 2)

of an airplane

: to perform a half-roll

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