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View synonyms for barrel roll
barrel roll
1noun
, Aeronautics.
- a maneuver in which an airplane executes a complete roll by revolving once around its longitudinal axis.
barrel-roll
2[ bar-uhl-rohl ]
verb (used without object)
, Aeronautics.
- to perform a barrel roll.
barrel roll
noun
- a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis while following a spiral course in line with the direction of flight
verb
- intr (of an aircraft) to perform a barrel roll
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barrel roll1
First recorded in 1930–35
Origin of barrel roll2
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
She is the holder of the record for loop-the-loops for women, and of the barrel roll record for both men and women.
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He superintended himself, and saw every barrel roll into the water.
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