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A government decision that slashes spending at the wrong time and sends a weak economy into a tailspin can be just as undisciplined as one that unleashes a wasteful spending spree in an overheated environment.
Peter Blair Henry

Meaning of "tailspin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAILSPIN

tailspin  [ˈteɪlˌspɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAILSPIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tailspin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAILSPIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spin (aerodynamics)

A spin is a special category of stall resulting in autorotation about the vertical axis and a shallow, rotating, downward path. Spins can be entered intentionally or unintentionally, from any flight attitude if the aircraft has sufficient yaw while at the stall point. In a normal spin, the wing on the inside of the turn is stalled while the outside wing remains flying; it is possible for both wings to be stalled but the angle of attack of each wing, and consequently its lift and drag, will be different. Either situation causes the aircraft to autorotate toward the stalled wing due to its higher drag and loss of lift. Spins are characterized by high angle of attack, an airspeed below the stall on at least one wing and a shallow decent. Recovery may require a specific and counterintuitive set of actions in order to avoid a crash. A spin differs from a spiral dive in which neither wing is stalled and which is characterized by a low angle of attack and high airspeed. A spiral dive is not a type of spin because neither wing is stalled.

Definition of tailspin in the English dictionary

The definition of tailspin in the dictionary is a state of confusion or panic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAILSPIN


backspin
ˈbækˌspɪn
Crispin
ˈkrɪspɪn
downspin
ˈdaʊnˌspɪn
galopin
ˈɡæləpɪn
hairpin
ˈhɛəˌpɪn
isospin
ˈaɪsəʊˌspɪn
kingpin
ˈkɪŋˌpɪn
lapin
ˈlæpɪn
lupin
ˈluːpɪn
overspin
ˌəʊvəˈspɪn
pin
pɪn
pippin
ˈpɪpɪn
repin
riːˈpɪn
sidespin
ˈsaɪdˌspɪn
spin
spɪn
topspin
ˈtɒpˌspɪn
Turpin
ˈtɜːpɪn
underpin
ˌʌndəˈpɪn
underspin
ˈʌndəˌspɪn
wheelspin
ˈwiːlspɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAILSPIN

tailor-made
tailor-make
tailor´s
tailor´s chalk
tailor´s dummy
tailor´s-tack
tailorbird
tailored
tailoress
tailoring
tailpiece
tailpipe
tailplane
tailrace
tails
tailskid
tailslide
tailstock
tailwater
tailwind

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAILSPIN

aeroplane spin
Chaliapin
Chopin
clothespin
coppin
flat spin
gonadotropin
harpin
I-pin
isobaric spin
isotopic spin
Jospin
lynchpin
on the spin
rolling pin
rough spin
sculpin
stick pin
terrapin
wrist pin

Synonyms and antonyms of tailspin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tailspin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAILSPIN

Find out the translation of tailspin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tailspin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tailspin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

推向深渊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

picada
570 millions of speakers

English

tailspin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tailspin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفوضى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штопор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pirueta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tailspin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vrille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tailspin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trudeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

崩壊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나 선식 급강하
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tailspin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng suy sụp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்தரத்தில் தொங்கிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेंपिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hengâme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avvitamento di coda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

korkociąg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штопор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tailspin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tailspin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spinn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tailspin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tailspin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILSPIN»

The term «tailspin» is regularly used and occupies the 91.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILSPIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tailspin

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2 QUOTES WITH «TAILSPIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tailspin.
1
Lake Bell
I find the female tragedy of insecurity to be hilarious. We get obsessed over issues like the tiny skin tags on our backs or that we're fat. You read one line in a magazine and it sends you into a tailspin.
2
Peter Blair Henry
A government decision that slashes spending at the wrong time and sends a weak economy into a tailspin can be just as undisciplined as one that unleashes a wasteful spending spree in an overheated environment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAILSPIN»

Discover the use of tailspin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tailspin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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TailSpin
When a fellow agent's plane crashes deep in the Appalachian Mountains, married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock find the pilot and his passenger alive.
Catherine Coulter, 2009
2
Tailspin (Mills & Boon Blaze) (Uniformly Hot! - Book 20)
1. S UN BEAT DOWN on the tarmac as Nash Fortune impatiently stopped his small plane just short of the runway. There was still one aircraft ahead of him, and it was filled with both eager and not so eager Air Force Academy cadets who were ...
Cara Summers, 2013
3
Tailspin
TailspinDenise Rossetti"Book 2 in the Phoenix Rising series.
Denise Rossetti, 2007
4
Tailspin: women at war in the wake of Tailhook
The saga of an institution and the scandal that forever changed it, TAILSPIN is a defining work of military history and feminist scholarship.
Jean Zimmerman, 1995
5
Tailspin
Unconditional love and the special powers of dogs propel her adventures through obscurity to power while spoofing many popular figures in today's media. Her story peaks when she catapults our two-party political system into a real TAILSPIN.
Denton Gay, 2010
6
Tailspin
Personal trainer Terri Whalen breathes car exhaust fumes the way other people breathe air.
Michele Dunaway, 2008
7
Tailspin: The Strange Case of Major Call
In this extraordinary book, bestselling author and former FBI agent Bernard Conners combines the instincts of a "literary bloodhound" with the gifted talents of a storyteller to tell the strange story of Major James Arlon Call and his ...
Bernard F. Conners, 2003
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Hot in Here: Uncovered\Tailspin\An Honorable Man
Collects three love stories, including "An Honorable Man," wherein Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Wulf must risk his life in order to win back the love of his life, Liv Avery.
Lori Foster, 2013
9
Tailspin
In 1945, after the surrender of Germany, Major Kaufmann of the CIA and Lt. Molly Raines find themselves facing off against their own superiors when they become embroiled in a bizarre plot that threatens to start World War III.
Jack D. Hunter, 2000
10
Tailspin Summer 2008
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAILSPIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tailspin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chevron fire sent U.S. Chemical Safety Board into a tailspin
Release of the flammable vapor cloud that led to the fire at the Chevron Oil refinery in Richmond on Aug. 6, 2012. By Tony Lee/Special to the Chronicle. «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
The Surprisingly Small Amount of Money That Would Send Many …
The Surprisingly Small Amount of Money That Would Send Many Americans Into a Tailspin. A study by the Federal Reserve shows that many would struggle to ... «Motley Fool, Jun 15»
3
Canada's economy enters 'tailspin' as oil shock takes toll
Shenfeld said sharply plunging prices for oil combined with other factors, like a weaker loonie, resulted in the country's economy starting the year “in a tailspin.” ... «Globalnews.ca, May 15»
4
'Rocket explosion' sent Russian spacecraft into tailspin
Russian space experts investigating how the Progress M-27M cargo craft went into its fatal tail spin said an explosion as the ship separated from its rocket could ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
5
Clinton Foundation in campaign tailspin
A handful of deep-pocketed donors are reconsidering their gifts to the $2 billion Clinton Foundation amid mounting questions about how it's spending their ... «Politico, Apr 15»
6
Birds Are in a Tailspin Four Years After Fukushima
Birds Are in a Tailspin Four Years After Fukushima. Like the proverbial canary in a coalmine, avian abundances may paint a grim picture of the effects of nuclear ... «Smithsonian, Apr 15»
7
Politico: Clinton Foundation in Campaign Tailspin
Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer's new book, Clinton Cash, makes condemning allegations about the financial practices of the Clinton ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
8
Venezuela's president gets honorary doctorate with country in tailspin
Manuel Rueda is a correspondent for Fusion, covering Mexico and South America. He travels from donkey festivals, to salsa clubs to steamy places with cartel ... «Fusion, Apr 15»
9
Germanwings Crash Sends Airline Safety into a Tailspin
The aviation industry is examining its safety standards in light of the fatal Germanwings crash. Mar 27, 2015 Ginger Christ · EMAIL. inShare ... «EHS Today, Mar 15»
10
Tailspin creates beer community in cold hangar
The weather worked in Tailspin's favor in 2014, when the Polar Vortex decided to let up and 50-degree temperatures took over for a perfect weekend that saw ... «The Courier-Journal, Feb 15»

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