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Crash dive

An emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or to avoid a collision.

📖 Definitions of "Crash dive"

noun
  1. 1

    An emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or to avoid a collision.

  2. 2

    A rapid descent by a person or thing ending in a violent collision.

verb
  1. 1

    (often hyphenated, submarine operation) To perform a crash dive.

  2. 2

    (often hyphenated, submarine operation) To cause (a submarine) to perform a crash dive.

  3. 3

    (often hyphenated) To rapidly descend, intentionally or accidentally, in a manner that ends in a violent collision.

  4. 4

    (often hyphenated) To rapidly descend, in a manner that ends in a violent collision with (something).

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