crash dive

crash dive
{n.} A sudden dive made by a submarine to escape an enemy; a dive made to get deep under water as quickly as possible. * /The captain of the submarine told his crew to prepare for a crash dive when he saw the enemy battleship approaching./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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