TAILSPIN


Meaning of TAILSPIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌspin ]

noun

Date: 1917

1. : spin 2a

2. : a mental or emotional letdown or collapse

3. : a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn

stock prices in a tailspin

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