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whipstall

[ hwip-stawl, wip- ]

noun

  1. a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cause (an aircraft) to undergo whipstall.

verb (used without object)

  1. (of an aircraft) to undergo whipstall.

whipstall

/ ˈwɪpˌstɔːl /

noun

  1. a stall in which an aircraft goes into a nearly vertical climb, pauses, slips backwards momentarily, and drops suddenly with its nose down
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whipstall1

First recorded in 1920–25; whip + stall 1

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