NOSEDIVE

dive, nose dive, nosedive

(noun) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

nosedive

(noun) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; “the stock took a nosedive”

nosedive

(verb) plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nosedive (plural nosedives)

A headfirst fall or jump.

(economics) A rapid fall in price or value.

Verb

nosedive (third-person singular simple present nosedives, present participle nosediving, simple past and past participle nosedived)

(intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle.

(intransitive, economy) To perform a rapid fall in price or value.

Source: Wiktionary



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