"ground loop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ground loops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ground loop (plural ground loops)
  1. (electricity) A (usually unwanted) current that flows between two points that are meant to be at the same potential, but are not. Categories (topical): Electricity
    Sense id: en-ground_loop-en-noun-tftAj-OO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 33 17 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (aviation) A sudden, potentially damaging turn made by an aircraft while on the ground, owing to user error or adverse weather conditions. Categories (topical): Aviation Translations: cheval de bois [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-ground_loop-en-noun-plgRO2yS Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Forms: ground loops [present, singular, third-person], ground looping [participle, present], ground looped [participle, past], ground looped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} ground loop (third-person singular simple present ground loops, present participle ground looping, simple past and past participle ground looped)
  1. (aviation) To suffer a ground loop manoeuvre. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-ground_loop-en-verb-bBxGbkwi Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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