tailspin
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tailspin
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From tail + spin.
noun tailspins
- The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin.
- A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown. Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin.
- Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.
verb tailspins · tailspinning · tailspun · tailspinned
- Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
- To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
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noun The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
| 日本語 | 錐揉み kirimomi |
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| Français | vrille |
| Русский | што́пор štópor |
noun Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline
| Français | chute libre |
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verb Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral
| Español | entrar en barrena |
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| Français | tomber en vrille |
verb To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline
| Español | tomber en chute libre |
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@misc{tailspin_2026,
title = {tailspin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailspin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
