crash-dive

• Verb, das ein schnelles, steiles Abtauchen bezeichnet, meist im Zusammenhang mit U-Booten oder Flugzeugen, die einen Notabstieg durchführen.

A verb meaning to dive rapidly and steeply, typically used in the context of submarines or aircraft performing an emergency descent.

1. Descend steeply and rapidlyB2formal

   To move downward at a very sharp angle and high speed, typically referring to an aircraft or submarine.

   Sturzflug machen

   • The pilot had to crash-dive the plane to avoid the missile.
   • The submarine crash-dived to escape the enemy sonar.
   • The aircraft began to crash-dive uncontrollably.

   Synonymenosediveplummetplunge

   Antonymeascendclimbrisesoar