crash dive
noun
: a dive made by a submarine in the least possible time
crash-dive intransitive verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the morning, a plane was sighted; an immediate crash dive was ordered, but the ship did not descend far enough, fast enough. 
CBS News, 16 Sep. 2020
CBS News, 16 Sep. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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