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crash dive
noun
a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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verb (used without object), verb (used with object), crash-dived or crash-dove, crash-dived, crash-div·ing.
to dive rapidly at a steep angle.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
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| crash dive | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (usually of an aircraft) to descend steeply and rapidly, before hitting the ground |
| 3. | to perform or cause to perform a crash dive |
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