loop-the-loop

[ loop-th uh-loop ]
/ ˈlup ðəˈlup /

noun

an airplane maneuver in which a plane, starting upward, makes one complete vertical loop.
a ride in an amusement park that simulates this maneuver.

Origin of loop-the-loop

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby loop-the-loop

loop knot, loop of henle, loop of spinal nerves, loop stitch, loop window, loop-the-loop, looped, looper, loophole, loophole frame, looping

Example sentences from the Web for loop-the-loop

  • I saw one old Austrian general getting on the loop-the-loop with a little boy.

    Germany in War Time |Mary Ethel McAuley

  • When you look at the wall paper does your brain do a sort of loop-the-loop and cause you to meld 100 aces or double pinochle?

    You Should Worry Says John Henry |George V. Hobart