dive bomber

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noun
  1. an airplane of the fighter-bomber type that drops its bombs while diving at the enemy.

Origin of dive bomber

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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How to use dive bomber in a sentence

  • Well, sir, if he were a torpedo plane or dive bomber or scout bomber pilot, he would have somebody along with him.

    Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen
  • As Stan closed in on the dive bomber it suddenly seemed to explode in his face.

    A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. | Rutherford G. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for dive bomber

dive bomber

noun
  1. a military aircraft designed to release its bombs on a target during a steep dive

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