nosediven.
/ˈnəʊzdʌɪv/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv/ 1.
a. Aeronautics. A steep downward descent by an aircraft with the nose first.terminal nosedive: see terminal adj. and n. Compounds 2b.
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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > sudden rapid descent
volplane1910
nosedive1912
dive1914
terminal nosedive1920
power dive1928
1912 Flight 31 Aug. 787/1 The machine at once started a spiral nose-dive.
1917 ‘I. Hay’ Carrying On i. 17 Next moment she [sc. the aeroplane] lurched again, and then took a ‘nose-dive’ straight into the British trenches.
1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 21/2 The aeroplane may..drop one wing and pass into a steep spiral glide known as a ‘spinning nose-dive’.
1955 H. Klein Winged Courier viii. 52 It looked as if the ‘Pioneer’ was crashing to its doom in an uncontrolled nose-dive.
1975 Aeroplane Monthly Nov. 572 When a down-draught was encountered or the control column was pushed forward..this resulted in a nose-dive to earth.
1989 Independent (BNC) 19 Sept. He was unable to land, so he flew to open sea, put the plane in a nosedive and ejected.
b. In extended use: any sudden steep dive or fall.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > plunging > a plunge head first
header1835
nosedive1919
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > steep or swift fall
precipice1606
precipe1615
precipitancea1625
plummeting1658
precipitation1720
nosedive1919
1919 Ogden (Utah) Examiner 11 Nov. 2/5 I refer to that patron of the [boxing] ring the man who invented the nosedive, Fred McKay.
a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 15 The dolphins leap..and flip! they go! with the nose-dive of sheer delight.
1952 R. S. Porteous in Coast to Coast 1951–2 146 If this tub rolls over or takes a sudden nose-dive to the bottom.
1998 Indianapolis Star 24 May j2/2 She took a nose dive after stepping on her skirt.
2. figurative. A sudden drop or decline.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > plunging > instance of
plunge1496
pitch1751
nosedive1920
1920 R. Macaulay Potterism vi. iv. 241 If you chuck the Fact you take away its last chance. It'll do a nose-dive now.
1946 Sun (Baltimore) 8 Nov. 21 An unexplained nose dive in surplus sales occurred in the July-August-September quarter.
1973 Guardian 28 May 6/6 After a really splendid first week, the Festival took a nosedive from which it never recovered.
2000 New Scientist 25 Mar. 38/3 This climatic nose-dive was the onset of the Nahanagan stadial.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
nosedivev.
/ˈnəʊzdʌɪv/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv/ Originally Aeronautics.
1.
a. intransitive. To perform a nosedive.
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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > descend > suddenly and steeply
dive1908
volplane1911
nosedive1915
crash-dive1928
power-dive1929
1915 Sphere 24 July 94/2 Its engines stopped, and it nose-dived to a level of 2,000 ft.
1930 E. Blunden Poems 42 A hundred feet he nose-dives.
1994 Times 2 Apr. 3/3 The boat nose-dived into a wave deep in the Southern Ocean.
b. transitive. To put (an aircraft) into a nosedive. Now rare.
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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (transitive)] > put into nose-dive
nosedive1919
1919 A. J. S. Pippard & J. L. Pritchard Aeroplane Struct. vi. 55 There is a moment upon the wings tending to nose dive the aeroplane still further.
1928 Daily Tel. 16 Oct. 17/5 I have nose-dived this machine at 250 miles an hour.
2. intransitive. figurative. To plunge; to drop or decrease abruptly.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > abruptly
up1831
nosedive1920
the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > rapidly
nosedive1920
slump1925
tailspin1935
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > plunge > plunge head first
buttc1330
nosedive1920
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > fall steeply or swiftly
of-fallOE
tumblec1330
stoopa1400
plumba1425
rushc1440
to ding downa1500
precipitate1608
plummet1845
nosedive1920
1920 R. Macaulay Potterism vi. iv. 241 I can't stop it [sc. a newspaper's collapse]. But I'm jolly well not going to nose-dive with it. I'm clearing out.
1958 S. Hyland Who goes Hang? xviii. 78 ‘Is that all you wanted to ask me?’ He said it falsetto. ‘Well, as a matter of fact, no.’ ‘Good.’ His voice nose-dived.
2000 Business Day (S. Afr.) 28 Jan. 23/5 Mobile nosedived 26% intraday before closing 9c or 17% weaker at 45c.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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