dive (redirected from Diving (disambituation))

dive

1. a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport

2. an act or instance of diving

3. a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft

4. Boxing slang the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out

5. Soccer slang the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded

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dive [′dīv]

(aerospace engineering)

A rapid descent by an aircraft or missile, nose downward, with or without power or thrust.

(engineering)

To submerge into an underwater environment so that it may be studied or utilized; includes the use of specialized equipment such as scuba, diving helmets, diving suits, diving bells, and underwater research vessels.

(navigation)

To submerge a submarine under power.