"loop the loop" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: loops the loop [present, singular, third-person], looping the loop [participle, present], looped the loop [participle, past], looped the loop [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} loop the loop (third-person singular simple present loops the loop, present participle looping the loop, simple past and past participle looped the loop)
  1. (aviation, intransitive) To perform any of several aerobatic manoeuvres in which the aircraft flies around a vertical circle. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Aviation Related terms: inside loop, outside loop, English bunt, loop-de-loop

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