Meaning of crash dive | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or avoid a collision.
   idiomatic
2. A rapid descent by a person or thing, ending in a violent collision.
3. Three quarters of a front somersault, beginning on the feet and landing on the back.

Examples

“As the crash dive began at 1:50 p.m., the overboard ventilation valve had not been closed, which resulted in tons of water flooding the submarine.”

“In "Icarus's Mother," a skywriter salutes two girls on a beach with the message, "E=MC²," and then swirls into a deadly crash dive.”

“The next routine can be the same as Routine 7 but with the crash dive being replaced with a one-and-three-quarter front somersault tucked (with a tariff of 0.7), making the total tariff 4.8”

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