An emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or to avoid a collision.
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.
A rapid descent by a person or thing ending in a violent collision.
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.
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