ground loop


noun Aeronautics.

a sharp horizontal loop performed, usually involuntarily, while touching the ground.

Origin of ground loop

First recorded in 1920–25

Example sentences from the Web for ground loop

  • "A lot of good it will do you if we ground-loop, Major," he grinned.

    The Five Arrows |Allan Chase

British Dictionary definitions for ground loop

ground loop

noun

a sudden uncontrolled turn by an aircraft on the ground, while moving under its own power