vrille

== English == === Etymology === From French vrille. === Noun === vrille (plural vrilles) (aviation) A tailspin. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vrille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvri.jə/ Hyphenation: vril‧le Rhymes: -ijə === Noun === vrille f (plural vrilles, no diminutive) (aviation) tailspin Synonym: tolvlucht == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French verille, ve(d)ille, from Vulgar Latin *vĭtīcula, from Late Latin vītīcula, from Classical Latin vītĭcula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vʁij/ === Noun === vrille f (plural vrilles) (botany) tendril (technology) gimlet spiral (aviation) tailspin, spin (dated, colloquial) lesbian ==== Derived terms ==== partir en vrille vrillage vriller vrillette ==== Related terms ==== vis === References === “vrille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === livrel