whipstall

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noun

A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt.

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Meanings

nounwhipstall (plural whipstalls)

plural whipstalls

  1. A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt.
verbwhipstall (third-person singular simple present whipstalls, present participle whipstalling, simple past and past participle whipstalled)

present singular third person whipstalls · participle present whipstalling · participle past whipstalled · past whipstalled

  1. To stall in this fashion.

Origin

From whip + stall.

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APA

whipstall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipstall

MLA

“whipstall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipstall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whipstall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipstall.

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