Dutch roll

noun

An aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of yaw and roll, especially prominent on sweptwing aircraft.

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Meanings

nounDutch roll (plural Dutch rolls)

plural Dutch rolls

  1. aeronauticsAn aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of yaw and roll, especially prominent on sweptwing aircraft.
  2. hobbiesSkating repetitively to right and left on the outer edge of one's skates.

Origin

The aeronautical sense is named after the ice figure skating sense.

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APA

Dutch roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20roll

MLA

“Dutch roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20roll. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutch roll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20roll.

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