nosedive
[nohz-dahyv]
- a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive.
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- to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive.
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Origin of nosedive
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Contemporary Examples
Back in the 2011 season, the Colombian crop took a nosedive, dropping from 12 million bags to 7.6 million.
Much the same as the rest of the world, the music industry took a nosedive in 2008.
We have never seen a nosedive this dramatic in the recent history of this country.
But the plan misfired, and when Laura found herself on her own at college, her high-flying life went into a nosedive.
Perry had multiple problems beyond immigration when he began to nosedive in the polls.