dive bomber
Example Sentences
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“That morning I watched as Japanese dive bombers devastated Pearl Harbor. I knew that we would no longer sit on the sidelines of the war ravaging Europe.”
From Seattle Times
The aircraft collection consists of 23 warplanes, mostly from World War II, including a British Spitfire, a Japanese Zero, a German Stuka dive bomber, a Soviet Ilyushin II and a U.S.
From Seattle Times
If it was holed by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles, it would be the biggest Russian warship to be lost in action since 1941, when German dive bombers crippled the Soviet battleship Marat in Kronshtadt harbour.
From Reuters
Even a simple conversation, in which Danny tries to talk Will into being his getaway car driver, turns into a fevered action sequence, as the camera rapidly circles the actors like a dive bomber.
From Washington Post
But German dive bombers damaged the Wallace in a night-time attack.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
