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nosedive

[ nohz-dahyv ]

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noun

a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline:
a time when market values were in a nosedive.

, nose·dived or nose·dove, nose·dived, nose·div·ing.

First recorded in 1910–15; nose + dive

Back in the 2011 season, the Colombian crop took a nosedive, dropping from 12 million bags to 7.6 million.

Much the same as the rest of the world, the music industry took a nosedive in 2008.

Detroit broke down, the Steel Belt rusted, and bourbon whiskey took a terrifying nosedive.

Local newspapers in Caracas have also reported that a fishing crew witnessed the plane nosedive into the sea.

Whatever else you say about his policies, they halted the economic nosedive of 2008-2009.

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