Definitions
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- verb of an aircraft To
bomb whilst in a steepdive - verb of a bird To
attack (especially the head of) a person or animal that strays into their territory
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Examples
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The birds are said to 'divebomb' people's heads during the attacks - with bald men said to be a particular target.
News round-up 2010
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Yes | No | Report from rdorman wrote 6 weeks 3 days ago the black/gold stonefly hatch, just like to watch them divebomb there eggs into the stream
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All submitted comments are subject to the rules set forth in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. from rdorman wrote 6 weeks 3 days ago the black/gold stonefly hatch, just like to watch them divebomb there eggs into the stream
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But some small fry's trying to divebomb us from above, so I threaten him with my feather bristle.
Embodied 2010
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Some mornings crows divebomb them and the pigeons will start shrieking and from my bed it sounds like little airborne children shouting for help.
Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010
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Some mornings crows divebomb them and the pigeons will start shrieking and from my bed it sounds like little airborne children shouting for help.
Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010
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They are bullies to the other birds, and they divebomb me and the dog and cats when we go outside.
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Poolside, I watched a pair of magpies divebomb a crow that was hopping from palm tree to palm tree behind the cabana, deflecting their attacks.
Whiz Kid: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009
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In the spring we watch fondly as mama birds parade fuzzy chicks up and down campus, and anxiously as nesting owls divebomb fuzzy chicks for dinner.
UNR Waterfowl Susan Palwick 2008
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In the spring we watch fondly as mama birds parade fuzzy chicks up and down campus, and anxiously as nesting owls divebomb fuzzy chicks for dinner.
Archive 2008-09-01 Susan Palwick 2008
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