The French origins of the word 'chandelle'

'Chandelle' is a word borrowed from French 'chandelle'. The word entered the English language some time around 1918.

chandelle [noun] [1918]

An abrupt climbing turn of an airplane in which the momentum of the plane is used to attain a higher rate of climb

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Etymology: French, literally, candle

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