Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
nose-slide shove it out
nose stud
nose tackle
nose wheel
nose wheelie
nosebag
noseband
nosebleed
nosedive
nosegay
noseguard
nosepiece
nosey
nosh
nosh-up
nosing
noso-
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "nosedive" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

nosedive

nose·dive [ nṓz dv ] (plural nose·dives)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sharp decrease: a sudden very significant fall or decline in price, value, amount, or quality

2. steep plunge through air: an extremely steep sudden plunge by an aircraft toward the ground

Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft