dive bombing

noun

, Military.

1. a technique of bombing in which the bomb load is released when the aircraft is in a steep dive, usually at an angle of 60 degrees or more from horizontal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dive bombing¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Bassam handed me a large piece, with no attempt to wave away the swirl of winged insects dive-bombing from all directions.

From The Daily Beast

It opens calmly with Archer waking up, feeding peanuts to dive-bombing jays at his window and feeling a warm but ominous breeze.

From The Daily Beast

The lst weeks of our training here at Oakland were formation, gunnery, dive bombing, and simulated aerial attacks.

From Project Gutenberg

One of our missions was a dive bombing run on some factories in France.

From Project Gutenberg