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English
Etymology
From dive + bomb.
Verb
divebomb (third-person singular simple present divebombs, present participle divebombing, simple past and past participle divebombed)
- (of an aircraft) To bomb whilst in a steep dive.
- (of a bird) To attack (especially the head of) a person or animal that strays into their territory.
- (auto racing) To attempt an overtake by braking very late on corner entry.
- (of a motorist) To overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route, such as a pair of freeway exit and entrance ramps.
2015 April 21, Robert Thompson, “Drivers protest those who seek the inside track on highways”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 2022-10-07:Dive-bombing is perfectly legal as long as you do not cross any double solid white lines.
Synonyms
- (to overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route): rat run