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ground loop en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A (usually unwanted) current that flows between two points that are meant to be at the same potential, but are not.
2. A sudden, potentially damaging turn made by an aircraft while on the ground, owing to user error or adverse weather conditions.

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Translations (1)

fr cheval de bois (a sudden, potentially damaging turn made by an aircraft)

ground loop en · VERB

Meanings

1. To suffer a ground loop manoeuvre.
   • I slewed into the deep grass, throttled up again to regain runway speed, tried to abort the take-off and ground-looped through the perimeter fence. 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 41:

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