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Tailspin
Meaning
Noun
●
In Aviation:
The
rapid
,
uncontrollable
descent
of an
aircraft
in a
steep
spiral.
●
A
severe
mental
or
emotional
collapse
;
emotional
breakdown.
●
Any
sharp
,
sustained
, often
uncontrollable
descent
or decline.
Verb
●
Of an
aircraft
: to
go into
a
rapid
,
uncontrollable
descent
in a
steep
spiral.
●
To
go into
a sharp
,
sustained
, often
uncontrollable
descent
or decline.
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