- 1a situation in which a pilot loses control of an aircraft and it spins as it falls quickly toward the ground, with the back making larger circles than the front to go into a tailspin
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- 2a situation that suddenly becomes much worse and is not under control Following the announcement, share prices went into a tailspin.
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