power dive

noun

A steep dive in an aircraft accelerated by an engine delivering thrust at or near full power.

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Meanings

nounpower dive (plural power dives)

plural power dives

  1. aeronauticsA steep dive in an aircraft accelerated by an engine delivering thrust at or near full power.
verbpower dive (third-person singular simple present power dives, present participle power diving, simple past power dived or (chiefly US) power dove, past participle power dived)

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

  1. To perform such a dive.
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APA

power dive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20dive

MLA

“power dive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20dive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “power dive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20dive.

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