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- [dahyv bom]
- /daɪv bɒm/
- /daɪv bɒm/
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- [dahyv bom]
- /daɪv bɒm/
Definitions of dive-bomb word
- verb dive-bomb If a plane dive-bombs an area, it suddenly flies down low over it to drop bombs onto it. 0
- verb dive-bomb to bomb (a target) using or in the manner of a dive bomber 0
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Origin of dive-bomb
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dive-bomb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dive-bomb popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
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