crash-dive

A form of crash dive — An emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or avoid a collision.

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Meanings

nouncrash-dive (plural crash-dives)

plural crash-dives

  1. alternativeAlternative form of crash dive.
verbcrash-dive (third-person singular simple present crash-dives, present participle crash-diving, simple past crash-dived or (chiefly US) crash-dove, past participle crash-dived)

present singular third person crash-dives · participle present crash-diving · past crash-dived · US past crash-dove · participle past crash-dived

  1. alternativeAlternative form of crash dive.
Cite this entry
APA

crash-dive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash-dive

MLA

“crash-dive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash-dive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crash-dive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash-dive.

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