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power dive
noun Aeronautics.
a dive, especially a steep dive, by an aircraft in which the engine or engines are delivering thrust at or near full power.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -dived or -dove, -dived, -div·ing. Aeronautics.
to cause to perform or to perform a power dive.
Origin:
1935–40
1935–40
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| power dive | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a steep dive by an aircraft with its engines at high power |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to cause (an aircraft) to perform a power dive or (of an aircraft) to perform a power dive |
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