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Definition of Loop-the-loop
1. Noun. A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane.
Specialized synonyms: Inside Loop, Outside Loop
Generic synonyms: Airplane Maneuver, Flight Maneuver
Derivative terms: Loop
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loop-the-loop
Literary usage of Loop-the-loop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Higher Plane Curves: Intended as a Sequel to A Treatise on by George Salmon (1879)
"The argument used, Art. 200, shews that no point of inflexion can lie on the
loop, neither can any tangent meet the loop. The loop, therefore, includes a ..."
2. Mechanics: A Textbook for Engineers by James Ellsworth Boyd (1921)
"In a "Loop the Loop," the radius of curvature at the top is 20 feet. How much
must the starting point be elevated above the top of the loop if no allowance ..."
3. The Hahnemannian Monthly (1898)
"... strap is a loop made of strong leather, rounded as it passes through the upper
strap and flattened at the lower portion of the loop. The loop should be ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"Here are found the lower ends of the descending and ascending limbs of Henle'f
loop, the loop, the straight collecting tubules, and the papillary ducts. ..."
5. The Games & Diversions of Argyleshire by Robert Craig Maclagan (1901)
"If then drawn tight, the string appears as if through a simple loop. The loop is
not large enough for the hand to pass through. ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Theodore Gaillard Thomas (1891)
"315. needle with an eye in its point which is used by side of the loop. The loop
is then brought over the pedicle toward the operator, and one strand is ..."
7. Electrical Meters: Prepared in the Extension Division of the University of by Cyril Methodius Jansky (1917)
"... connected so as to form a loop. The loop is supported on the shaft D, and
centered between the two magnet poles .V and S. The ends of the loop are ..."
8. 3-D Deterministic Radiation Transport Computer Programs: Features by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1997)
"Redundancy in the angular loop: The loop over angular directions in TORT involves
several initialisation activities and index incrementing that ..."
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