dive-bomb

English

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.

References

• “dive-bomb”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.