dive-bomb

A form of divebomb — The rapid lowering of the pitch of a note on the guitar by means of the whammy bar.

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Meanings

verbdive-bomb (third-person singular simple present dive-bombs, present participle dive-bombing, simple past and past participle dive-bombed)

present singular third person dive-bombs · participle present dive-bombing · participle past dive-bombed · past dive-bombed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of divebomb.

    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.

    1941 August, “Notes and News: G.W.R. Steamer Sunk”, in Railway Magazine, page 380
noundive-bomb (plural dive-bombs)

plural dive-bombs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of divebomb.
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APA

dive-bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dive-bomb

MLA

“dive-bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dive-bomb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dive-bomb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dive-bomb.

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