a sudden uncontrolled turn by an aircraft on the ground, while moving under its own power
ground loop in American English
a sudden, sharp, unplanned turn made by an airplane on the ground
ground loop in American English
noun
Aeronautics
a sharp horizontal loop performed, usually involuntarily, while touching the ground
Word origin
[1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: checkout, fundamentalism, slalom, superpower, tie-in