Power-dive

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  power-dive \power-dive\, power dive \power dive\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 to descend rapidly.
     [WordNet 1.5] power dive



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  power-dive \power-dive\, power dive \power dive\v. i.
     To make a power dive, as of an airplane.
     [WordNet 1.5] power dive

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  power-dive \power-dive\, power dive \power dive\v. t.
     To cause (an airplane) to make a power dive; as, he
     power-dived his plane to escape the attackers.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  power-dive
       v : make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived"