Noun: chandelle shan'del
- A flight manoeuvre consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction
"The pilot performed a perfect chandelle to evade the pursuing aircraft"
- (air travel) climb suddenly and steeply
"The aeroplane chandelled"
Derived forms: chandelles, chandelled, chandelling
Type of: aeroplane manoeuvre [Brit], airplane maneuver [US], airplane manoeuvre [Cdn], arise, come up, flight maneuver [US], flight manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise [archaic, literary]
Encyclopedia: Chandelle