crash dive

noun

: a dive made by a submarine in the least possible time
crash-dive intransitive verb

Examples of crash dive in a Sentence

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In the morning, a plane was sighted; an immediate crash dive was ordered, but the ship did not descend far enough, fast enough. CBS News, 16 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crash dive was in 1918

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“Crash dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20dive. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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