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crash dive

 
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–noun
a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, esp. to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
Origin:
1915–20

crash-dive

  [krash-dahyv, -dahyv]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -dived or -dove, -dived, -div⋅ing.
to dive rapidly at a steep angle.
Origin:
1925–30
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crash dive  
n.  A rapid dive made by a submarine, especially in an emergency.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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