Example sentence:
The plane went on a __ for a few minutes before crashing into the Pacific Ocean.
I thought the word was down dive or something like that. But a Google search told me that I was wrong.
What's the correct term to use here?
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The plane went on a __ for a few minutes before crashing into the Pacific Ocean.
I thought the word was down dive or something like that. But a Google search told me that I was wrong.
What's the correct term to use here?
- [ C usually singular ] a situation in which a plane turns round and round as it falls quickly towards the ground.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
Lit. [for an airplane] to lose control and spin to the earth, nose first.
- The plane shook and then suddenly went into a tailspin. The pilot was not able to bring the plane out of the tailspin, and it crashed into the sea.
(McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Or nosedive: (verb)
(of an aircraft) make a nosedive.
- ‘the plane nosedived into the ground and exploded’
(noun)
A steep downward plunge by an aircraft.
- ‘the pilot put the plane in a nosedive and ejecte
(ODO)