dive-bomb

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Verb

dive-bomb (third-person singular simple present dive-bombs, present participle dive-bombing, simple past and past participle dive-bombed)

  1. Alternative form of divebomb
    • 1941 August, “Notes and News: G.W.R. Steamer Sunk”, in Railway Magazine, page 380:
      On June 13, the cross-channel steamer St. Patrick was dive-bombed and sunk by enemy aircraft towards the end of its trip from Rosslare to Fishguard.

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