Power-dive
[pou-er-dahyv] /ˈpaʊ ərˌdaɪv/
verb (used with or without object), power-dived or power-dove, power-dived, power-diving. Aeronautics.
1.
to cause to perform or to perform a power dive.
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.
noun
1.
a steep dive by an aircraft with its engines at high power
verb
2.
to cause (an aircraft) to perform a power dive or (of an aircraft) to perform a power dive
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