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nosedive
CIDE DICTIONARY
nosedive, v. i.
To drop with the nose or front first, as of an airplane. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nosedive, n. & v.
--n.
1 a steep downward plunge by an aeroplane.
2 a sudden plunge or drop.
--v.intr. make a nosedive.
--n.
1 a steep downward plunge by an aeroplane.
2 a sudden plunge or drop.
--v.intr. make a nosedive.
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