wingover

wing·o·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wing-oh-ver]
- /ˈwɪŋˌoʊ vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wing-oh-ver]
- /ˈwɪŋˌoʊ vər/

Definitions of wingover word

noun wingover an airplane maneuver involving a steep, climbing turn to a near stall, then a sharp drop of the nose, a removal of bank, and a final leveling off in the opposite direction. 1
noun wingover A maneuver in which an aircraft turns at the top of a steep climb and flies back along its original path. 1
noun wingover a manoeuvre in which the direction of flight of an aircraft is reversed by putting it into a climbing turn until nearly stalled, the nose then being allowed to fall while continuing the turn 0
noun wingover an aerial maneuver in which an airplane enters a steep climbing turn until almost stalled, rolls beyond a vertical bank, then noses down and dives until normal flight is resumed in a direction approximately opposite to the original direction of flight 0
noun wingover 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. 0

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Origin of wingover

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; wing + over

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Parts of speech for Wingover

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wingover popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wingover usage trend in Literature

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