Dutch roll

English

Etymology

The aeronautical sense is named after the ice figure skating sense. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Dutch roll (plural Dutch rolls)

  1. (aviation) An aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of yaw and roll, especially prominent on sweptwing aircraft.
  2. (skating) Skating repetitively to right and left on the outer edge of one's skates.
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