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- DictionaryNose·dive/ˈnōzˌdīv/
noun
- 1. a steep downward plunge by an aircraft: "the pilot put the plane in a nosedive and ejected"
verb
- 1. (of an aircraft) make a nosedive: "the plane nosedived into the ground and exploded"
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. verb (used without object) , nose·dived or nose·dove, nose·dived, nose·div·ing. to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
5 days ago · nosedive in American English. (ˈnouzˌdaiv) (verb -dived or -dove, -dived, -diving) noun Also: nose dive. 1. a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward. 2. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline. a time when market values were in a nosedive. intransitive verb Also: nose-dive.
the sudden sharp fall of an aircraft towards the ground with its front part pointing down. The pilot put the plane into a nosedive. Definition of nosedive noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of nosedive. noun. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft. synonyms: dive, nose dive. see more. noun. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline. “the stock took a nosedive ”. see more.
[singular] a sudden steep fall or drop; a situation where something 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.
verb [ I ] uk / ˈnəʊzdaɪv / us. Add to word list. to fall very quickly in value: The economy nosedived after the war. nosedive. noun [ C ] (Definition of nosedive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of nosedive. in Chinese (Traditional) 俯衝, （價格等的）猛跌，驟降… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive. verb (used without object), nose·dived or nose·dove, nose·dived, nose·div·ing. Also nose-dive .
