crash-dive

• Verbe décrivant une descente rapide et brusque, souvent utilisé pour un sous-marin qui plonge en urgence ou un avion qui pique vers le sol de façon abrupte.

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.

   Piquer (vers le bas)

   • 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.

   Synonymesnosediveplummetplunge

   Antonymesascendclimbrisesoar