nosedive
noun
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L324561 on Wikidata ↗verb
- fall very fast
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/
noun
Etymology: From nose + dive.
- A headfirst fall or jump.
- A drop in altitude with the nose of the craft angled downwards.
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: From nose + dive.
- To dive down in a steep angle.
- To perform a rapid fall in price or value.
“With punctuality nosediving and both overcrowding and cancellations on the rise, a new simplified timetable was introduced in December amid threats from the Mayor that he would ask the Secretary of State for Transport to strip Abellio of the franchise.”