chandelle

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.

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin candēla.

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

Further reading

• “chandelle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

chandelle f

1. light

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