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nosedive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dive, nose dive |
| Type of | descent |
| Has types | power dive |
nosedive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | diminution, decline |
the stock took a nosedive.
Examples of nosedive
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Even higher fares couldn't pull American Airlines out of its financial nosedive.
From the stltoday.com
The financial markets seized up, credit froze, the economy went into a nosedive.
From the newsweek.com
The dollar loses altitude every few years, but it hardly ever takes a nosedive.
From the businessweek.com
From that point forward, the Aggies have been trying to pull out of a nosedive.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Without new discoveries, diamond revenues may nosedive in the next 15-20 years.
From the economist.com
When local populations of cactus wrens began to nosedive, biologists took notice.
From the ocregister.com
Meanwhile, the sudden increase in competition has sent prices into a nosedive.
From the businessweek.com
That sent prices of commercial mortgage bonds and other loans into a nosedive.
From the nytimes.com
On the other hand, Louisville had Brian Brohm last year and still took a nosedive.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- A sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive"
- Plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
- Dive: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
- A headfirst fall or jump; A rapid fall in price or value; To dive down in a steep angle; To perform a rapid fall in price or value
- The plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward, especially a headfirst crash; also spelled "nose-dive" or "nose dive". See AUGER-IN, PANCAKE, GROUND LOOP, ALUMINUM RAIN, BOUNCE, TOUCHDOWN, ALS, AUTO-ROTATE, CHOPPER, BIRD. ...
- [1^] touches tip of nose and then FT dives down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - nosedive.
