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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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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 | |
verb | |
| make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived" |
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