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noun
- The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
- The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a .
- A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
- Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another .
- Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
- The present stock proves bankruptcy is imminent.
Translations: Etymology: Compound of tail + spin.
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