Phrase guide
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noun
The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: graveyard spiral
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pairs figure skating
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure; a negative feedback loop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of ant mill (“A phenomenon where a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle and eventually dying of exhaustion.”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ant mill
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
