power-dive
1 of 2verb
pow·er-dive ˈpau̇(-ə)r-ˌdīv 
power-dived; power-diving; power-dives
intransitive verb
: to make a power dive
transitive verb
: to cause to power-dive
power dive
2 of 2noun
: a dive of an airplane accelerated by the power of the engine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Noun
In the next hour, more than 30 humpbacks arrived in the nearby vicinity, lunge feeding, spouting, spy hopping and providing the occasional tail salute before power dives. Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1937, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
1930, in the meaning defined above
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