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snap roll

noun

Aeronautics.

a maneuver in which an airplane makes a rapid and complete revolution about its longitudinal axis while maintaining approximately level flight.

snap-roll

[snap-rohl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to put (an airplane) through the maneuver of a snap roll.

verb (used without object)

to execute a snap roll.

snap roll

noun

a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a fast roll

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Word History and Origins

Origin of snap roll¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of snap roll²

First recorded in 1925–30

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He gave us three loops and a snap roll.

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As I pulled up this time I kicked the ship into a double snap roll as I climbed.

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Judges also rate precision in the triple snap roll, which requires three horizontal 360-degree rolls while maintaining altitude.

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Almost all of our flying here was takeoffs and landings and in the air� we practiced spins, slow rolls, snap rolls, and figure eights to get� the feel of the airplane and develop our control.

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