loop the loop

verb

loop the loop is a verb meaning “To perform any of several aerobatic manoeuvres in which the aircraft flies around a vertical circle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-O-O-P-T-H-E-L-O-O-P.

What does loop the loop mean?

verb

1
To perform any of several aerobatic manoeuvres in which the aircraft flies around a vertical circle.

noun

as loop-the-loop

1
The maneuver performed by looping the loop.
2
A looped section of track, etc., as on a rollercoaster.
3
A yo-yo trick in which the yoyo is made to repeatedly swing around the hand in a looping fashion.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of loop the loop

loops the loop present, singular, he/she/it
looping the loop participle, present
looped the loop participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with loop the loop

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

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Also written: loop-de-loop.

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).