TAILSPIN


Meaning of TAILSPIN in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a spin (see SPIN n. 2) by an aircraft with the tail spiralling.

2 a state of chaos or panic.

--v.intr. (-spinning; past and past part. -spun) perform a tailspin.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.