nose dive

nose dive

n

1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a sudden plunge with the nose or front pointing downwards, esp of an aircraft

2. Informal a sudden drop or sharp decline prices took a nose dive

vb nose-dive

1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to perform or cause to perform a nose dive

2. (intr) Informal to drop suddenly

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Noun

1.

nose dive - a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft nosedive, dive descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction power dive - a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine