1A roll performed by an aircraft as a sign of triumph, typically after a successful mission.
‘‘I did a victory roll at the top,’ the 62-year-old Melvill joked from atop the spaceship after it glided safely to a landing.’
‘A replica of the first Bulgarian aircraft, the DAR - 1, from 1926, did a victory roll.’
‘Instead, he came in on the deck and pulled up in the frequently done victory roll over the runway, with anti-aircraft fire following him.’
‘‘Perform three victory rolls,’ growled Madruk to his pilot.’
‘And then there were the cheeky Spits doing their victory rolls.’
‘It was stirring stuff as Charlie Brown put the historic fighter through its paces - doing loop-the-loops and victory rolls.’
‘Mr Henshaw ended his 30-minute flight with a loop-the-loop and a string of victory rolls.’
2A large curl of hair created by rolling a section back from the face and securing it to the top of the head, especially popular as a way of styling the hair in the 1940s.
‘glamorous young women with victory rolls in their hair’
‘she's often rocking a retro victory roll’
‘As war drew to a close, women adopted the victory Roll.’
‘Her hair is styled with a victory Roll.’
‘They wear gloves, hats, and sometimes wigs if they haven't had a chance to set their bright red hair into victory rolls or finger waves.’
‘Aside from the amazing hair accessories and victory rolls, these ladies had one gorgeous feature in common: a sexy, drawn-out cat eye.’
‘A victory roll updo works best on unwashed hair, which has more grip.’
‘Every morning Christine sits at her Edwardian dressing table and fixes her hair in classic 1940s victory rolls.’
‘Twist the front sections of your hair into coils for a 1940s-inspired victory-roll look that will instantly add glamour to any outfit.’
‘Glamorous young women with classic victory rolls in their hair touch up their lipstick.’
‘His date, lips popping red, long blonde hair pulled into victory rolls, would have fit in when the Eagle was a fly boy hangout.’
‘They demonstrated how to create and set perfect pin curls and how to style them into a glamorous victory roll.’
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