nose-first adjective 1adverb 1forms 2 adjective1 •Having the nose first.The speed and her heavy pack threatened her balance, but she caught herself before succumbing to an embarrassing nose-first topple to the earth. — 2013 adverb1 •With the nose first.Bullets do not fly straight, nose-first, but move slowly around their long axis in flight (precession). — 2012 formsmore nose-first · most nose-first
