The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TAILSPIN , but the solution may also be SOLO which is one of the most recent solution (1967 in New York Times).
Aviation term crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAILSPIN | 25 % | 8 |
| SOLO | 25 % | 4 |
| AIRTIME | 25 % | 7 |
| SOUNDBARRIER | 25 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Aviation term
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- solo
- tailspin
- ace
- nominal
- cad
- set
- aero-
- aeromedicine
- aeronautics
- aerospace
- air
- air force
Crossword Answer definitions
TAILSPIN noun- The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
- A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
- Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
- Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
- To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TAILSPIN
- Precipitous downturn
- Dramatic downturn
- Dizzying dive
- Pilot's problem
- Critical downturn
- Sudden and precipitous downturn
- Dramatic decline
- Sudden decline
- Sudden collapse
- Spiraling air maneuver.
More clues leading to the result SOLO
- Karaoke performance, usually
- Recital performance
- Recital piece
- Unaccompanied
- "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." spy
- All alone
- By oneself
- Ford's "Star Wars" role
- Go up alone
- Napoleon ____ of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
More clues leading to the result AIRTIME
- Advertisers buy it
- Ad rep's wares
- Broadcast hour
- What television advertisers buy
- Broadcast slot
- Radio sponsor's purchase
- Sponsor's purchase ... or what the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across can have
- Advertiser's purchase
- Exposure, to a deejay
- PAC's election season purchase