Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immelmann turn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: im-mel-man-n -turn
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A WWI-era fighter pilot maneuver resembling the aerobatic wingover or hammer-head turn, originally developed by Max Immelmann.

Archaic

noun

The roll-off-the-top aerobatic maneuver, where an aircraft in upright level flight pulls up through one-half of an inside loop until in level inverted flight and then rolls upright, ending up in upright level flight in the opposite direction at a higher altitude; a reverse split S.

Etymology

Named after the German pilot Max Immelmann.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

Immelmann turns (plural)

Synonyms

Immelmann Immelmann maneuver

Questions

What does immelmann turn mean?: A WWI-era fighter pilot maneuver resembling the aerobatic wingover or hammer-head turn, originally developed by Max Immelmann.
Where does immelmann turn come from?: Named after the German pilot Max Immelmann.

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