Definitions for death spiral
death spi·ral

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1. death spiralnoun

   The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.

2. death spiralnoun

   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.

3. death spiralnoun

   The situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.

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1. Death spiral

   Death spiral is a required element of pair skating performed with the man in a pivot position, one toe anchored in the ice. Holding his hand, the woman circles her partner on a deep edge with her body almost parallel to the ice. In 2011, the ISU introduced a requirement that the woman's head must at some time reach the level of her skating knee in order to receive a value. The man should be in a full pivot position, and the death spiral must be held for a minimum amount of rotation, depending on the level.

How to pronounce death spiral?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of death spiral in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of death spiral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of death spiral in a Sentence

1. Justice Kennedy:

   The states are being told either create your own exchange or we'll send your insurance market into a death spiral.

2. Kenneth Anderson:

   The expectation is certainly not that it will cause a death spiral, but that they will meet it and to ensure that they are being careful about how they manage their liquidity.

3. Jeffrey Schwartz:

   Theyll play for time, if their defense costs and settlement costs are greater than their membership fees, it could be a death spiral.

4. Douglas Holtz-Eakin:

   As a result, the kinds of people buying insurance there have very expensive medical bills -- insurers are losing money, as they try to cover those bills, jacking up the premiums, people move to other policies so it’s turning into the death spiral that everybody worried about.

5. Justice Kennedy:

   The states are being told either create your own exchange or we’ll send your insurance market into a death spiral.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Death_Spiral
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=death spiral