crash dive
noun
: a dive made by a submarine in the least possible time
crash-dive
intransitive verb
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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.
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“Crash dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20dive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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