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nose-ˈdown, a. and n. Aeronaut.
[f. nose n. + down adv. or the phr. to nose down (nose v. 11).]
A. adj. With the nose directed downwards. Also as quasi-adv.
1916H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 87 [An inclinometer] will indicate a nose-down position by increase in airspeed. Ibid. 113 The aeroplane may have a tendency to fly ‘nose-down’. 1933Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. XXXVII. 67 She..goes into a second dive, being 1,160 ft. below her starting height at t = 80, and 1,440 ft. below at t = 100, when she is 13·5° nose down. 1965C. N. Van Deventer Introd. Gen. Aeronaut. v. 88 If the engine fails the airplane will automatically assume a slightly nose-down position ready for a glide.
B. n. A descent.
1942Tee Emm (Air Ministry) II. 94 That steep nose⁓down which is often so dangerous if the sea is met sooner than expected. 1944J. R. Hoyt Safety after Solo xii. 217 It is time to start the nose down toward point 3. |