1 a sudden steep fall or drop; a situation where sth suddenly becomes worse or begins to fail:
Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis. * These policies have sent the construction industry into an abrupt nosedive. * (figurative) Her spirits took a sudden nosedive after her husband's death. * Stock markets have crashed in the biggest nosedive this century.
2 the sudden sharp fall of an aircraft towards the ground with its front part pointing down:
The pilot put the plane into a nosedive.
verb [V]
1 (of prices, costs, etc.) to fall suddenly
SYNPLUMMET:
Building costs have nosedived. * During that period the quality of British film-making nosedived.
2 (of an aircraft) to fall suddenly with the front part pointing towards the ground
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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