Definitions
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
Word origin
From Middle French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spīra, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”).
Used in a sentence
“My beloved friends and family who sustained and grounded me as I fell into the rabbit hole of this project or down the spiral of new parenthood.”
“The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.”
“You need to learn how to spiral a ball.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Coiling path”6 letters
02“Coiling curve”6 letters
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