nosedive
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nosedive
- /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/
Where it comes from
From nose + dive.
noun nosedives
- A headfirst fall or jump.
- A drop in altitude with the nose of the craft angled downwards.
- A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value. Byers was frequently at odds with Rail Regulator Sir Tom Winsor, but quit after 11 months - his career took a nosedive when he admitted false claims for £125,000 expenses, and he was banned from the House of Commons for two years.
verb nosedives · nosediving · nosedived · nosedove
- To dive down in a steep angle.
- To perform a rapid fall in price or value. With punctuality nosediving and both overcrowding and cancellations on the rise, a new simplified timetable was introduced in December amid threats from the Mayor that he would ask the Secretary of State for Transport to strip Abellio of the franchise.
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noun a headfirst fall or jump
| Español | salto m de cabeza |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 急降下 kyūkōka |
noun a rapid fall in price or value
| Español | desplome de precio, desplome de valor |
|---|
verb to dive down in a steep angle
| Español | sumergirse |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 急降下する kyūkōka suru |
| Italiano | scendere in picchiata |
verb to perform a rapid fall in price or value
| Español | desplomarse el precio, desplomarse el valor |
|---|---|
| Italiano | crollare |
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@misc{nosedive_2026,
title = {nosedive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nosedive},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
