Definition of Dive-bomb

1. Verb. Bomb from a diving airplane.

Generic synonyms: Bomb, Bombard
Derivative terms: Dive Bomber, Dive-bombing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dive-bomb

divan bed
divanadium
divans
divaplon
divaricate
divaricated
divaricately
divaricates
divaricating
divarication
divarications
divaricator
divas
divast
dive
dive-bomb (current term)
dive-bombing
dive bomber
dive bombers
dive brake
dive in
diveable
divebomb
divebombed
divebombing
divebombs
dived
dived in
divedapper
divedappers

Literary usage of Dive-bomb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"... then he would really be in trouble as Jap planes would occupy our fields and dive-bomb every vessel in the harbor or approaching the New Guinea coast. ..."

2. Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 by Williamson Murray (1983)
"Moreover, these changes delayed actual production by at least a year.64 The additional requirement that the He 177 be able to dive bomb came in the middle ..."

3. Cancun, Cozumel and Riviera Maya Alive by Bruce Conord (2005)
"... or www.zamas.com Moderate Watch pelicans dive-bomb for fish in the surf at this bend-in-the-road beachfront cabana complex. ..."

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