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dutch roll

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
dutch roll
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of yaw and roll, especially prominent on sweptwing aircraft.

noun

Skating repetitively to right and left on the outer edge of one's skates.

Etymology

The aeronautical sense is named after the ice figure skating sense.

Inflected Forms

Dutch rolls (plural)

Questions

What does dutch roll mean?
An aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of yaw and roll, especially prominent on sweptwing aircraft.
Where does dutch roll come from?
The aeronautical sense is named after the ice figure skating sense.

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