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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His dive-bombs were daring, his overtakes thrilling, his shoeys memorable.
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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
A day later, after the crew had collected some debris from the water and reported the incident, a third drone dive-bombed the roof of the ship’s control room, this time detonating an explosive that ripped through the structure, killing two members of its crew.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
It’s happened to us all: a pleasant moment outdoors is dive-bombed by that all-too-familiar high-pitched buzz of mosquitoes.
—Samson McDougall, Health, 17 July 2023
Weeks later, their train to London is dive-bombed by the Luftwaffe.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
There’s also uniquely San Diego scenes from seagulls dive-bombing a wedding on the beach to a Lego figure sunbathing on a yacht near the Hotel del Coronado.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
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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
A day later, after the crew had collected some debris from the water and reported the incident, a third drone dive-bombed the roof of the ship’s control room, this time detonating an explosive that ripped through the structure, killing two members of its crew.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
It’s happened to us all: a pleasant moment outdoors is dive-bombed by that all-too-familiar high-pitched buzz of mosquitoes.
—Samson McDougall, Health, 17 July 2023
Weeks later, their train to London is dive-bombed by the Luftwaffe.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
There’s also uniquely San Diego scenes from seagulls dive-bombing a wedding on the beach to a Lego figure sunbathing on a yacht near the Hotel del Coronado.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
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