Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To bomb from an airplane at the end of a steep dive toward the target.
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- verb bomb from a diving airplane
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Examples
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Gilardini told me the story of one expedition on a sailing boat in the Arctic where a fellow photographer would enter the territory of arctic terns so they would come and dive-bomb him, providing him with opportunities to get some dramatic wide-angle shots.
Steven Crandell: Shooting From the Heart -- Daisy Gilardini's Wildlife Photography (VIDEO) Steven Crandell 2011
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February 21st, 2009 at 12: 50 am the idea that we have to choose between letting housing prices dive-bomb into oblivion and reinflating the bubble is preposterous
Matthew Yglesias » Crook: Obama Housing Plan “Seems Well Thought Out” 2009
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Gilardini told me the story of one expedition on a sailing boat in the Arctic where a fellow photographer would enter the territory of arctic terns so they would come and dive-bomb him, providing him with opportunities to get some dramatic wide-angle shots.
Steven Crandell: Shooting From the Heart -- Daisy Gilardini's Wildlife Photography (VIDEO) Steven Crandell 2011
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Gilardini told me the story of one expedition on a sailing boat in the Arctic where a fellow photographer would enter the territory of arctic terns so they would come and dive-bomb him, providing him with opportunities to get some dramatic wide-angle shots.
Steven Crandell: Shooting From the Heart -- Daisy Gilardini's Wildlife Photography (VIDEO) Steven Crandell 2011
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“You should watch them dive-bomb Big Kitty every day when you're at school.”
The Blue Jay Con Chapman 2011
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Gilardini told me the story of one expedition on a sailing boat in the Arctic where a fellow photographer would enter the territory of arctic terns so they would come and dive-bomb him, providing him with opportunities to get some dramatic wide-angle shots.
Steven Crandell: Shooting From the Heart -- Daisy Gilardini's Wildlife Photography (VIDEO) Steven Crandell 2011
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We can feature hilarious armies of skunks sneaking into an SUV, and birds that dive-bomb and defecate everywhere.
'Furry Vengeance': Coarse family film is a slapstick stinker 2010
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Excellent scavengers, gulls will dive-bomb seaside tourists for their snacks.
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Although there's no firm replacement for "Lost" or "24" this fall, no one is working harder to lure fans of both than NBC's "The Event," which has a minority POTUS, a la "24" (Blair Underwood), with a doomed airliner (with oddly Oceanic markings) that's about to dive-bomb on his Florida retreat.
As the network onslaught begins, what if the TV critic picked out shows just for you? 2010
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Although there's no firm replacement for "Lost" or "24" this fall, no one is working harder to lure fans of both than NBC's "The Event," which has a minority POTUS, a la "24" (Blair Underwood), with a doomed airliner (with oddly Oceanic markings) that's about to dive-bomb on his Florida retreat.
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