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nose dive

nose dive is the alternative form of nosedive.

Meaning of nosedive

Noun

nosedive (plural nosedives)

  1. A headfirst fall or jump.
  2. A drop in altitude with the nose of the craft angled downwards.
  3. (usually) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.
    • Byers was frequently at odds with Rail Regulator Sir Tom Winsor, but quit after 11 months - his career took a nosedive when he admitted false claims for £125,000 expenses, and he was banned from the House of Commons for two years.2022 April 6, Howard Johnston, “SRA: Lets not make the same mistakes with GBR”, in RAIL, number 954, page 34

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Forms of nose dive

pluralnose dives

Questions about nose dive

What is nose dive the alternative form of?
Nose dive is the alternative form of nosedive.

Words near nose dive in the dictionary

  1. nose cone
  2. nose cones
  3. nose count
  4. nose counts
  5. nose deaf
  6. nose dive
  7. nose dives
  8. nose flute
  9. nose flutes
  10. nose gear
  11. nose gears

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