Definition
to take a nosedive: to fall rapidly, to plunge, to drop quickly
After being hit by a seagull, the plane went into a nosedive. It started falling very quickly.
Our sales have taken a nosedive since Philip posed in Playgirl magazine. The sales figures dropped rapidly ever since that day.
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