chandelle

English

Noun

chandelle (plural chandelles)

  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

Verb

chandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled)

  1. To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

Anagrams


French

Etymology

From Old French chandele, chandeile, chandoile, from Latin candēla (with a change of suffix to -elle, from Latin -ella).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.dɛl/
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Noun

chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. a (tallow) candle
  2. candlelight
    aux chandelles - by candlelight or candlelit
  3. a jack stand
  4. a chandelle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: chandèl

Further reading


Gallo

Etymology

Noun

chandelle f

  1. light

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French chandelle, from Latin candela. Displaced the native cognate candelle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. (Jersey) candle

Derived terms

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