ALL meanings of death spiral
death spi·ral
D d - noun death spiral a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction 3
- noun death spiral (in pair skating) a dramatic movement in which the man spins his partner around him in a gradually increasing radius while he spins in place, holding the extended arm of the woman, who revolves around him on one skate with the other leg stretched out and gradually lowers herself backward until she is just above the ice surface. 1
- noun death spiral (aviation) The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash. 0
- noun death spiral (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. 0
- noun death spiral (Idiomatic) (by extension) The situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure. 0