NOSEDIVE


Meaning of NOSEDIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnōz-ˌdīv ]

noun

Date: 1912

1. : a downward nose-first plunge of a flying object (as an airplane)

2. : a sudden extreme drop

stock prices took a nosedive

• nose-dive intransitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.