barrel roll
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barrel roll
noun barrel rolls
- An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder.
- A movement (usually during a car crash) where a car flips on its roof, then falls back on its wheels after doing at least one full 360° horizontal rotation.
verb barrel rolls · barrel rolling · barrel rolled · barrel-roll
- To perform a barrel roll.
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noun aerobatic maneuver
| Español | tonel |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 桶滾 /桶滚 tǒnggǔn |
| Português | rotação aérea |
| Français | tonneau |
| Deutsch | Fassrolle |
| Italiano | avvitamento, tonneau |
| Русский | бо́чка bóčka |
noun full 360° horizontal rotation by a car
| Español | vuelta de campana |
|---|---|
| Français | tonneau |
Talk about this word "barrel roll." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barrel%20roll. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. barrel roll. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barrel%20roll "barrel roll." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barrel%20roll.
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@misc{barrel_roll_2026,
title = {barrel roll},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barrel%20roll},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
