Loop-the-loop

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Noun
  1. 1
    The maneuver performed by looping the loop.

    "The men in the airplane waved, their white teeth flashing against their sun-baked faces. Then up they flew, did a loop-the-loop, and shot straight up again swinging and twisting, […]"

  2. 2
    a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane wordnet
  3. 3
    A looped section of track, etc., as on a rollercoaster.

    "You'll fly through the game's levels at super speed, running through loop-the-loops and bouncing off bumpers. With Sonic, you'll have the added advantage of spin attacks and the speedy Spin Dash."

  4. 4
    A yo-yo trick in which the yoyo is made to repeatedly swing around the hand in a looping fashion.

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"I got sick riding the roller coaster with the loop-the-loop."

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