Definitions
WordNet 3.0
- n. a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
Examples
“That's like saying, 'Yes, I know I've never flown a fighter jet, and I never intend to do so, but jeez, pilot, I think you're headed into that loop-the-loop a little too slow, don't you?”
“That's like saying, Yes, I know I've never flown a fighter jet, and I never intend to do so, but jeez, pilot, I think you're headed into that loop-the-loop a little too slow, don't you?”
"If there really was a God here, he'd have raised a hand by now."
“The Fly by Petr Horáček (Walker £10.99) is an irresistible, eye-catching book with a curving loop-the-loop signature, a fly path.”
The Guardian: Picture books for young children: there's a buzz about the place
“The grand expedition that is individual freedom can never completely slip its moorings, never quite take off in a loop-the-loop of solipsism and self-delight, because others, boringly, must be taken into account.”
“One of four loop-the-loop water slides in the Mexican waterpark.”
One of four loop-the-loop water slides in the Mexican waterpark. © Julia Taylor 2008
“Spin creates a force that makes curveballs curve, and sliders cut to the outside of the plate, and infield pop-ups — which are hit with mad backspin — follow loop-the-loop trajectories.”
“Some of the eight orbits are chaotic, taking a loop-the-loop path.”
“When Susannah saw the way the broken skull wiggled under the hide, her stomach did more than cringe; it did a slow loop-the-loop.”
“Hitting the iron corners, getting up the loop-the-loop, the windmill.”
“Aside from its breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting, the novel's real grab is that soon Boxer joins forces with three other women to solve the case - and you can bet they are going to appear in more than one hot-selling sequel.”
1st To Die: Summary and book reviews of 1st To Die by James Patterson.
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word for word, time after time, eye to eye, all in all, person to person, through and through, end over end, hand to hand, little by little, by and by, one by one, frame by frame and 124 more...
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opt
opt, optic, Coptic, option, adoption, co-opt, optimal, optical, optician, optometrist, apoptosis, hemoptysis and 21 more...
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Those Daring Young Men and Their Flyi...
*sigh* I wish I had lived in the barnstorming era. In my flying days, I loved nothing more than flipping around in the air and landing in fields or on dirt runways. (^-^)
puddlejumpers, aviator, aviatrix, ace, flyboy, birdman, aeronaut, stunt pilot, formation flying, aerodrome, rudder, elevators and 65 more...
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