HyperDic: nose_dive

English > 1 sense of the expression nose dive:
NOUNactnose dive, dive, nosedivea steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
English > nose dive: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA steep nose-down descent by an aircraft.
Synonymsdive, nosedive
Narrowerpower diveA dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine
BroaderdescentThe act of changing your location in a downward direction

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