whipstall

English

Etymology

whip +‎ stall

Noun

whipstall (plural whipstalls)

  1. A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt.

Verb

whipstall (third-person singular simple present whipstalls, present participle whipstalling, simple past and past participle whipstalled)

  1. To stall in this fashion.
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