dive-bomb

American

[dahyv-bom] / ˈdaɪvˌbɒm /

verb (used with or without object)

to attack with or as if with a dive bomber.

dive-bomb British

verb

(tr) to bomb (a target) using or in the manner of a dive bomber

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Etymology

Origin of dive-bomb

First recorded in 1930–35

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dive-bomb

He wasn’t thrilled to have won the race with the dive-bomb on Allmendinger.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022

Were that we all 15 again, trying to get the finger-tapping runs and dive-bomb tremolo work just right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2020

Several five- to six-year-old boys dive-bomb hugged me, appearing from out of nowhere and disappearing just as fast.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2019

Every day she rejoices in her new freedoms – to play her music full blast, to dive-bomb in her LA pool with the girls, to practise reiki, to keep a pet goat.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2018

“I mean, we won’t dive-bomb you like the barn swallows will. That’s what they do. To protect their chicks. So.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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