DIVE-BOMBING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while flying straight toward the target

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("dive-bombing" is a kind of...):

bombing run (that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs)

Derivation:

dive-bomb (bomb from a diving airplane)

-ing form of the verb dive-bomb