Usually means: Rapid, steep descent under water.
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  1. crash-dives: Merriam-Webster
  2. crash-dives, crash-dives: Collins English Dictionary
  3. crash-dives: Wiktionary
  4. crash-dives: Dictionary.com
  5. crash-dives: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See crash-dive as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Crash-dive)

noun:  Alternative form of crash dive [(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.]
verb:  Alternative form of crash dive [(intransitive, idiomatic, often hyphenated, submarine operation) To perform a crash dive.]
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