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- Dictionarynosedive/ˈnəʊzdʌɪv/
noun
- 1. a steep downward plunge by an aircraft: "the pilot put the plane in a nosedive and ejected" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. (of an aircraft) make a nosedive: "the plane nosedived into the ground and exploded" Similar Opposite
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NOSEDIVE definition: 1. a fast and sudden fall to the ground with the front pointing down: 2. a sudden fast fall in…. Learn more.
NOSEDIVE meaning: 1. a fast and sudden fall to the ground with the front pointing down: 2. a sudden fast fall in…. Learn more.
The meaning of NOSEDIVE is a downward nose-first plunge of a flying object (such as an airplane). How to use nosedive in a sentence.
noun. a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive. verb (used without object) , nose·dived or nose·dove, nose·dived, nose·div·ing. to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
4 meanings: 1. If prices, profits, or exchange rates nosedive, they suddenly fall by a large amount. [journalism] Nosedive is.... Click for more definitions.
a sudden steep fall or drop; a situation where something suddenly becomes worse or begins to fail. Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis. These policies have sent the construction industry into an abrupt nosedive. Her spirits took a sudden nosedive after her husband’s death.
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft. synonyms: dive, nose dive. see more. noun. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline. “the stock took a nosedive ”. see more. verb. plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft.