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power dive

1

noun

, Aeronautics.
  1. a dive, especially a steep dive, by an aircraft in which the engine or engines are delivering thrust at or near full power.


power-dive

2

[ pou-er-dahyv ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Aeronautics.
, pow·er-dived or pow·er-dove, pow·er-dived, pow·er-div·ing.
  1. to cause to perform or to perform a power dive.

power dive

noun

  1. a steep dive by an aircraft with its engines at high power
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cause (an aircraft) to perform a power dive or (of an aircraft) to perform a power dive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of power dive1

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of power dive2

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

The insects then respond with characteristic moves to escape the sonar beam: sharp turns, loop-the loops, air-to-ground power dives.

He hovered at the peak, his arms reaching for heaven, and curled into a tuck — a man wrapped into a tight ball, chin brushing kneecaps, hands grasping shins — before rolling forward into the power dive.

Using the power dive move it's possible to segue straight into a fight, knocking down at least one enemy on landing.

I have been working on equipment to prevent fighter pilots 'blacking out' during power dives, and I believe there is a relationship between time travel and terrific speeds in space.

In short, both were thinking of the strange-looking seaplane now circling about above them, and waiting for it to come gun spitting down in its power dive of death.

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