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dive-bomb
(dive-bomb)
verb
[
with object
]
bomb (a target) while diving steeply downwards in an aircraft:
planes were dive-bombing the aerodrome
(of a bird or flying insect) attack (something) by swooping down on it:
the crow folded its wings and dive-bombed the vulture
Derivatives
dive-bomber
noun
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