Dutch roll

noun

Etymology

The aeronautical sense is named after the ice figure skating sense.

Definitions

  1. An aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of yaw and roll, especially…

    An aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of yaw and roll, especially prominent on sweptwing aircraft.

  2. Skating repetitively to right and left on the outer edge of one's skates.

The neighborhood

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