chandelle

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English

Etymology

From French chandelle (“chandelle”). Doublet of candela and candle.

Noun

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chandelle (plural chandelles)

  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
    • 1998, Michael Charles Love, Flight Maneuvers, page 190:
      The FAA terms a chandelle as a maximum fight performance maneuver. During the course of a chandelle the plane should gain the greatest amount of altitude possible for a given degree of bank, and without stalling.

Verb

chandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled)

  1. To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chandele, chandeile, chandoile, from Latin candēla (with a change of suffix to -elle, from Latin -ella). Doublet of candela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.dɛl/
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Noun

chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. a (tallow) candle
  2. (Canada) any candle
  3. candlelight
    dîner aux chandelles ― candlelight dinner, candlelit dinner
  4. (figurative) enlightenment
  5. a jack stand
  6. a chandelle

Usage notes

In Europe, common modern wax candles are usually referred to as bougie, with chandelle being less common except in idioms. In Canada, chandelle and bougie are both commonly used.

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Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: chandèl
  • → Norman: chandelle

Further reading

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Etymology

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Noun

chandelle f

  1. light

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French chandoile, from Latin candēla.

Noun

chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. candle
  2. candlelight
  3. (figurative) enlightenment

Descendants

References

  • chandelle on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French chandelle, from Latin candēla. Displaced the native cognate candelle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. (Jersey) candle

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