Definition of Death spiral

1. Noun. (aviation) The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash. ¹

2. Noun. (context: pairs figure skating) 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. ¹

3. Noun. (idiomatic by extension) The situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Death Spiral

death mask
death masks
death metal
death panel
death panels
death penalty
death phase
death rate
death rattle
death ray
death rays
death row
death seat
death sentence
death sentences
death spiral (current term)
death squad
death squads
death star
death stick
death sticks
death tax
death taxes
death throe
death throes
death toll
death trance
death warmed up
death warrant
death wish

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