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graveyard spiral

graveyard spiral noun: the downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.

Noun

graveyard spiral (plural graveyard spirals)

  1. The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
    Synonyms:
    death spiral

Synonyms of graveyard spiral

Forms of graveyard spiral

pluralgraveyard spirals

Questions about graveyard spiral

What does graveyard spiral mean?
Graveyard spiral means the downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
What part of speech is graveyard spiral?
Graveyard spiral is a noun.
What is the plural of graveyard spiral?
The plural of graveyard spiral is graveyard spirals.

Words near graveyard spiral in the dictionary

  1. graveyard shifter
  2. graveyard shifters
  3. graveyard shifts
  4. graveyard slot
  5. graveyard slots
  6. graveyard spiral
  7. graveyard spirals
  8. graveyard stew
  9. graveyard watch
  10. graveyard watches
  11. graveyards

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