power-dive

• Verbe signifiant effectuer une descente rapide et prononcée, généralement en parlant d'un avion, ou métaphoriquement dans d'autres contextes pour décrire une chute soudaine et brutale.

A verb meaning to perform a steep, fast descent, typically in an aircraft or metaphorically in other contexts.

1. Perform a steep diveC1formal

   To make a steep, controlled dive, typically in an aircraft, with the engine running.

   Piquer en puissance

   • The pilot power-dived the plane to evade the enemy fighter.
   • The aircraft power-dived from 10,000 feet to test its structural limits.
   • He power-dived the jet towards the target before pulling up sharply.