TAILSPIN

tailspin, spin

(noun) rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

tailspin

(noun) loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tailspin (plural tailspins)

(aviation) The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.

(figuratively) A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.

(figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

Verb

tailspin (third-person singular simple present tailspins, present participle tailspinning, simple past and past participle tailspinned or tailspun)

Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.

(figurative) To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

Anagrams

• alpinist, anti-slip, antislip, pintails, tailpins

Source: Wiktionary



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