Word: tailspin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tail
spin
Definition: Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
Morphemes:
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail.
Affix: spin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.