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单词 tailspin
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tailspin

[ teyl-spin ]
/ ˈteɪlˌspɪn /
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noun Also tail spin .

spin (def. 23).
a sudden and helpless collapse into failure, confusion, or the like.

verb (used without object), tail·spinned, tail·spin·ning.

to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn: After the mill closes, the local economy may tailspin.

Origin of tailspin

First recorded in 1910–15; tail1 + spin

Words nearby tailspin

tail plane, tailrace, tail rotor, tails, tail skid, tailspin, tailstock, tailwater, tail wheel, tailwind, Taimyr Peninsula
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British Dictionary definitions for tailspin

tailspin
/ (ˈteɪlˌspɪn) /

noun

aeronautics another name for spin (def. 16)
informal a state of confusion or panic
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Idioms and Phrases with tailspin

tailspin

see go into a tailspin.

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