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  • noun a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

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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?

    Howard Hughes Forgets How to Sleep myownpetard 2010

  • 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." thingunderthest 2010

  • 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?

    Howard Hughes Forgets How to Sleep myownpetard 2010

  • The Fly by Petr Horáček (Walker £10.99) is an irresistible, eye-catching book with a curving loop-the-loop signature, a fly path.

    Picture books for young children: there's a buzz about the place 2010

  • 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.

    BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES ROBERT ROWLAND SMITH 2010

  • 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.

    BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES ROBERT ROWLAND SMITH 2010

  • 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   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.

    Newton In the Batter’s Box 2008

  • Some of the eight orbits are chaotic, taking a loop-the-loop path.

    Archive 2007-11-01 GayandRight 2007

  • Some of the eight orbits are chaotic, taking a loop-the-loop path.

    Does Jupiter affect our climate??? GayandRight 2007

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