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Ground loop

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A (usually unwanted) current that flows between two points that are meant to be at the same potential, but are not.
  2. 2
    a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground wordnet
  3. 3
    A sudden, potentially damaging turn made by an aircraft while on the ground, owing to user error or adverse weather conditions.
Verb
  1. 1
    To suffer a ground loop manoeuvre.

    "I slewed into the deep grass, throttled up again to regain runway speed, tried to abort the take-off and ground-looped through the perimeter fence."

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