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Meaning of barrel roll | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Fassrolle
Français tonneau
Italiano avvitamento tonneau
Polski beczka
Português rotação aérea
Русский бочка
Svenska roll
Українська бочка

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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