crash-dive verb

1. (of an aircraft) to go steeply downwards and then crashTopics

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crash dive(1)
n. A sudden dive made by a submarine to escape an enemy; a dive made to get deep under water as quickly as possible.
The captain of the submarine told his crew to prepare for a crash dive when he saw the enemy battleship approaching.

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crash-dive(2)
v.
1. To dive deep underwater in a submarine as quickly as possible.
We shall crash-dive if we see enemy planes coming.
2. To dive into (something) in an airplane.
When the plane's motor was hit by the guns of the enemy battleship, the pilot aimed the plane at the ship and crash-dived into it.

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