losing altitude
- descendingMoving downward
- fallingMoving downward freely
- droppingLetting something fall
- plummetingFalling steeply and fast
- sinkingFalling through water
diving · nosedive · plunge · freefall · glide · spiral · crash · emergency · mayday · turbulence · cockpit · altimeter · gravity · airspeed · stall · descent · parachute · belly
vertical direction of movement
losing altitudegaining altitude
metaphorical status/success
losing altitudeon the rise
Becoming greater or more
ascending · taking off · gaining ground · soaring · flying high