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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

power-dive

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01 n. An airplane maneuver in which the pilot deads downward at a steep angle while the engines are operating at or near full power; -- a method …
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    An airplane maneuver in which the pilot deads downward at a steep angle while the engines are operating at or near full power; -- a method to descend rapidly.
02 v. i. To make a power dive, as of an airplane.
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    To make a power dive, as of an airplane.
03 v. t. To cause (an airplane) to make a power dive; as, he power-dived his plane to escape the attackers.
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    To cause (an airplane) to make a power dive; as, he power-dived his plane to escape the attackers.