to stall
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7.6
- verb
- /stɔl/
- Specialized
:
entrar en pérdida
- As the pilot attempted to climb higher, the plane began to stall due to a sudden drop in speed.
But then he's still stalling, which means he still doesn't have enough lift.
- But then he's still stalling, which means he still doesn't have enough lift.
- They're stalling, the wings are stalling, but they have fancy motors that can hold that angle.
- If we pull up without adding thrust, then we're just going to literally stall.
Examples
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Level off, Junior, or you're gonna stall out.
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And when we released, you know, I cut as hard as I could, tried to gain some altitude and still keep her from stalling.
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The forward pointing wing will first stall at the root, while the rear facing wing will first stall on the wing tip.
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Like an airplane under similar circumstances, the bird is in danger of stalling in midair.
Academic text (1998) -
A low sports car wheeled around the corner off Mallow and stalled in front of the pharmacy.
Fiction book (1997) -
He learned the hard way that turning too sharply can cause a plane to stall and lose altitude quickly.
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During the training session, the instructor demonstrated how an aircraft can stall when the angle of attack is too steep.
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Indian
A small movable stand that sells hot coffee and simple food on streets, often at night
- Specialized
A gate at the starting line that holds each horse or racer before a race starts
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb stall for an aircraft losing lift comes from the same old idea of 'standing still' in steall, so to 'stall' in flight is to lose the forward lift and essentially 'stop' flying properly.