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by ISL
2080 days ago
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Yes. When an airplane hits the ground, it leaves a crater. "To Crater" is to fall precipitously or crash. In this context, it is in the age-old tradition of financial journalism of selecting exaggerated descriptors of market movement. "Pork bellies fry in early-market trading, fall 5%." It is generally helpful to completely remove the descriptors and replace them with "increase" or "decrease". "San Francisco Apartment Rents Decrease 31%" That way, you can decide for yourself whether or not it is a big deal. |
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That's a strange/morbid example. I would have assumed meteor for the obvious example. An airplane leaves a trench since it's speed wouldn't allow it to bury into the ground, and it's trajectory is much more in plane with the ground. Meteors on the other hand plunge deep but do not travel far laterally.