dive-bombed; dive-bombing; dive-bombs
: to bomb from an airplane by making a steep dive toward the target before releasing the bomb
dive-bomber
noun
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But the hawk needed perfect conditions to successfully dive-bomb that flock: enough cover, from a long-enough line of cars, to attack unseen.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Her acrobatic voice mirrored the dive-bomb guitar patterns Jimi Hendrix famously generated for his live version at Woodstock in 1969.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Red- and blue-footed boobies relentlessly dive-bomb the surface.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
Before the fighter escorts began accompanying the slow and heavy U.S. bombers, losses were catastrophic due to getting dive-bombed and strafed by German aircraft.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
His dive-bombs were daring, his overtakes thrilling, his shoeys memorable.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Loading your audio article Four decades ago, as they were dive-bombed by a pair of peregrines, a small team of expert climbers saved a nest of fragile falcon eggs from Yosemite’s El Capitan sheer granite wall.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
Related Articles Now, as bees dive-bomb and fly the loop-de-loop, beekeeper Paula Breen gently knocks them off the brush and into a plastic bucket.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
After all, this is what the immune system naturally does, patrolling every organ to suppress infections, dive-bomb nascent tumors, or heal wounds, while retaining memory of past wars.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 18 Oct. 2023
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Her acrobatic voice mirrored the dive-bomb guitar patterns Jimi Hendrix famously generated for his live version at Woodstock in 1969.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Red- and blue-footed boobies relentlessly dive-bomb the surface.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
Before the fighter escorts began accompanying the slow and heavy U.S. bombers, losses were catastrophic due to getting dive-bombed and strafed by German aircraft.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
His dive-bombs were daring, his overtakes thrilling, his shoeys memorable.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Loading your audio article Four decades ago, as they were dive-bombed by a pair of peregrines, a small team of expert climbers saved a nest of fragile falcon eggs from Yosemite’s El Capitan sheer granite wall.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
Related Articles Now, as bees dive-bomb and fly the loop-de-loop, beekeeper Paula Breen gently knocks them off the brush and into a plastic bucket.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
After all, this is what the immune system naturally does, patrolling every organ to suppress infections, dive-bomb nascent tumors, or heal wounds, while retaining memory of past wars.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 18 Oct. 2023
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“Dive-bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dive-bomb. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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