crash-diveDefinition of crash-dive verb [no object] (of a submarine) dive rapidly and steeply to a deeper level in an emergency. (of an aircraft) plunge steeply downwards into a crash: pilots crash-dived on bridges over the Oder, destroying three of them noun (crash dive) a steep dive by a submarine or aircraft. crash-dive in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of crash-dive in the US English dictionary
