The big airliner began to nose down for a landing.
The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
nose down — intransitive verb : to head down : depress the nose the airplane nosed down out of the overcast transitive verb : to turn, point, or direct (an airplane s nose) down : head (an airplane) down she nosed the airplane d … Useful english dictionary
nose down — {v.}, {of an aircraft} To head down; bring down the nose of. * /The big airliner began to nose down for a landing./ * /The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nose down — {v.}, {of an aircraft} To head down; bring down the nose of. * /The big airliner began to nose down for a landing./ * /The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nose down — head down, bring down the nose of The pilot began to nose down the plane as it neared the airport … Idioms and examples
nose-down — … Useful english dictionary
nose dive — noun a steep nose down descent by an aircraft • Syn: ↑dive, ↑nosedive • Hypernyms: ↑descent • Hyponyms: ↑power dive * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
nose heavy — A condition in which an aircraft tends to rotate nose down when controls are released. This is because the center of gravity is ahead of the normal position or pitch trim controls in a nose down position … Aviation dictionary
Nose piercing — Nicknames Nose ring Location Nose (nostril, nasal septum, nose bridge) Jewelry nose stud, nose b … Wikipedia
Nose Hill Park — View from the summit … Wikipedia
nose — [nōz] n. [ME < OE nosu, akin to Ger nase, orig. a dual, meaning “the two nostrils” < IE base * nas , nostril > Sans nāsā, the nose, lit., pair of nostrils, L nasus, nose & naris (pl. nares), nostril] 1. the part of the human face between … English World dictionary
