"chandelle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chandelles [plural]
Etymology: From French chandelle (“chandelle”). Doublet of candela and candle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chandelle|t=chandelle}} French chandelle (“chandelle”), {{doublet|en|candela|candle}} Doublet of candela and candle Head templates: {{en-noun}} chandelle (plural chandelles)
  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
    Sense id: en-chandelle-en-noun-ZLnEuAQo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb

Forms: chandelles [present, singular, third-person], chandelling [participle, present], chandelled [participle, past], chandelled [past]
Etymology: From French chandelle (“chandelle”). Doublet of candela and candle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chandelle|t=chandelle}} French chandelle (“chandelle”), {{doublet|en|candela|candle}} Doublet of candela and candle Head templates: {{en-verb}} chandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled)
  1. To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
    Sense id: en-chandelle-en-verb-FZwSZOS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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