wingover

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noun

An aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane makes a steep climb followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling) and a short dive, levelling out to fly in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.

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Meanings

nounwingover (plural wingovers)

plural wingovers

  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane makes a steep climb followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling) and a short dive, levelling out to fly in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.

Origin

From wing + over.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Wingroveoverwing
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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