snap roll

¹ American  

noun

Aeronautics.

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

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snap-roll ² American  

[snap-rohl] / ˈsnæpˌroʊl /

verb (used with object)

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

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verb (used without object)

1. to execute a snap roll.

snap roll British  

noun

1. a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a fast roll

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Etymology

Origin of snap roll¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Origin of snap-roll²

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Crocodiles snap, roll, shake, and wrench to tear larger meals into manageable chunks.

From Scientific American • Jul. 15, 2017

The good greying admiral never could have done a "snap roll" tied to another plane's wing.

From Time Magazine Archive

A loop, another loop, a snap roll, a series of slow rolls, an Immelman.

From Time Magazine Archive

He gave us three loops and a snap roll.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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

From Test Pilot by Collins, Jimmy