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  1. crash-dives, crash dives: Merriam-Webster
  2. crash-dives, crash-dives, crash dives: Collins English Dictionary
  3. crash-dives, crash dives: Wiktionary
  4. crash-dives: Dictionary.com
  5. crash-dives, crash dives: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See crash_dive as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (crash dive)

noun:  (idiomatic, military) 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.
noun:  A rapid descent by a person or thing, ending in a violent collision.
noun:  (trampoline) Three quarters of a front somersault, beginning on the feet and landing on the back.
verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic, often hyphenated, submarine operation) To perform a crash dive.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic, often hyphenated, submarine operation) To cause (a submarine) to perform a crash dive.
verb:  (intransitive, often hyphenated) To rapidly descend, intentionally or accidentally, in a manner that ends in a violent collision.
verb:  (transitive, often hyphenated) To rapidly descend, in a manner that ends in a violent collision with (something).
verb:  (transitive, often hyphenated) To cause (something) to descend rapidly, in a manner that ends in a violent collision.
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