death-spiral

A form of death spiral — The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.

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Meanings

noundeath-spiral (plural death-spirals)

plural death-spirals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of death spiral.

    If the rate of ingress exceeds the rate of egress, your system is unstable and has entered a death-spiral.

    2017, Katherine Cox-Buday, Concurrency in Go […] , O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 129
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APA

death-spiral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-spiral

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“death-spiral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-spiral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death-spiral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-spiral.

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