divebomb

divebomb — verb

  • divebombpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • divebombs3rd person singular
  • divebombing-ing form
  • divebombedpast simple

1. to fly an aircraft downward at a steep angle and drop bombs on a target below

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to fly an aircraft downward at a steep angle and drop bombs on a target below

例句

Lukas watched archive footage of Stukas as they divebombed the harbour.

typical object: harbour, bridge, airfield — military or strategic targets

The pilots divebombed the bridge while anti-aircraft guns fired from below.

同義詞
  • bomb

    more general; does not specify the diving approach used in divebombing

  • strafe

    to attack from the air with machine-gun fire rather than bombs, flying low and level

文法句型

divebomb + [target]

用法筆記

Subject is almost always an aircraft or its pilot. Used mainly in descriptions of military history, especially World War II.