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Word of the Day - Chandelle
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chandelle
/ʃanˈdɛl/
noun
A steep climbing turn executed in an aircraft to gain height while changing the direction of flight.
Origin
Mid 20th century: from French, literally ‘candle’.
Bernard bent time and space to his will, flawlessly executing the chandelle right after leaving the airfield. He was eagerly on his way to the next adventure.
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[For the record, "heckelphone" was the first WotD choice, but I quickly said "to heckel with that!" when it was obvious that such a giant, complex oboe was beyond my illustration mood skills.]
