Fliers Maneuver Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "ROLL" which means:

noun
• • Rotary motion of an object around its own axis
• • A list of names
• • A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
• • Photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
• • A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
• • A roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
• • Small rounded bread either plain or sweet
• • A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
• • The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
• • A document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
• • Anything rolled up in cylindrical form
• • The act of throwing dice
• • Walking with a swaying gait
• • A flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
• • The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
verb
• • Move by turning over or rotating
• • Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
• • Occur in soft rounded shapes
• • Flatten or spread with a roller
• • Emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
• • Arrange or coil around
• • Begin operating or running
• • Shape by rolling
• • Execute a roll, in tumbling
• • Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
• • Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
• • Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• • Move, rock, or sway from side to side
• • Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
• • Pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
• • Boil vigorously
• • Take the shape of a roll or cylinder
• • Show certain properties when being rolled

An example sentence would be:

• • "He took a napkin and wiped his lips, then picked up the knife and began carving the roll into small pieces."
• • "She placed the sushi roll on her plate and dipped it into soy sauce."

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