Cuban eight

noun

An aerobatic maneuver following a path that resembles the figure 8 on its side.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounCuban eight (plural Cuban eights)

plural Cuban eights

  1. aeronauticsAn aerobatic maneuver following a path that resembles the figure 8 on its side.

Origin

Said to have been invented and named by Len Povey, an American pilot who had served with the Cuban Air Force.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Cuban eight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20eight

MLA

“Cuban eight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20eight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuban eight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20eight.

Source: Cuban eight on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.