Phrase guide

dive bomber

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bomber aircraft that dives directly at its target in order to drop a bomb with greater accuracy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bomber

History

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قاذفة انقضاضية — type of military aircraft
  • Bulgarian: пикиращ бомбардировач (pikirašt bombardirovač) — type of military aircraft
  • Catalan: bombarder en picat — type of military aircraft
  • Czech: střemhlavý bombardér — type of military aircraft
  • Danish: styrtbombefly — type of military aircraft
  • Dutch: duikbommenwerper — type of military aircraft
  • Finnish: syöksypommittaja — type of military aircraft
  • French: bombardier en piqué — type of military aircraft
  • German: Sturzkampfbomber — type of military aircraft
  • German: Sturzbomber — type of military aircraft
  • German: Sturzkampfflugzeug — type of military aircraft
  • German: Stuka — type of military aircraft
  • Greek: βομβαρδιστικό κάθετης εφόρμησης (vomvardistikó káthetis efórmisis) — type of military aircraft
  • Hebrew: מפציץ צלילה — type of military aircraft
  • Hungarian: zuhanóbombázó — type of military aircraft
  • Icelandic: steypiflugvél — type of military aircraft
  • Indonesian: pesawat pengebom menukik — type of military aircraft
  • Italian: bombardamento in picchiata — type of military aircraft
  • Italian: bombardiere in picchiata — type of military aircraft
  • Japanese: 急降下爆撃機 — type of military aircraft
  • Korean: 급강하폭격기 (geupganghapokgyeokgi) — type of military aircraft
  • Norwegian: stupbomber — type of military aircraft
  • Persian: بمبافکن شیرجهای — type of military aircraft
  • Polish: bombowiec nurkujący — type of military aircraft
  • Portuguese: bombardeiro de voo picado — type of military aircraft
  • Portuguese: bombardeiro de mergulho — type of military aircraft
  • Romanian: bombardier în picaj — type of military aircraft
  • Russian: пики́рующий бомбардиро́вщик (pikírujuščij bombardiróvščik) — type of military aircraft
  • Spanish: bombardero en picado — type of military aircraft
  • Swedish: störtbombare — type of military aircraft
  • Thai: เครื่องบินดําดิ่งทิ้งระเบิด (krʉ̂ang-bin-dam-dìng-tíng-rá-bə̀ət) — type of military aircraft
  • Turkish: pike bombardıman uçağı — type of military aircraft
  • Ukrainian: пікіруючий бомбардувальник (pikirujučyj bombarduvalʹnyk) — type of military aircraft
  • Vietnamese: máy bay ném bom bổ nhào — type of military aircraft