power dive

/ˌpaʊər daɪv/
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Other forms: power dives

Definitions of power dive
  1. noun
    a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine
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    type of:
    dive, nose dive, nosedive
    a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
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