divebombed
Plunged down aggressively
Divebombed is the past tense of divebomb, an aerial attack where a plane descends steeply before releasing bombs or firing.
Birds divebomb when they swoop aggressively at intruders: A crow divebombed me when I walked near its nest.
Figuratively, anything that plunges rapidly has divebombed: Stock prices divebombed after the announcement.
Dropped suddenly and steeply
- swoopedDescended suddenly, curved
- nosedivedFell sharply and suddenly
- descendedMoved downward
- plummetedFell straight down fast
dove · dropped · hurtled · barreled · careened · streaked · zoomed · rocketed
Aerial gunfire at ground
- bombingAttack with explosives
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- kamikazeReckless to fatal extremes
- raidSudden armed incursion
sortie · squadron · fighter · pilot · mission · flak · anti-aircraft · dogfight
Taloned predatory bird
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- falconSwift bird of prey
- peregrineRoaming, or a falcon
- ospreyFish-catching bird of prey
kestrel · goshawk · harrier · raptor · stoop · talons · prey · hunting
Attacked from concealment
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- blindsidedSurprised by unforeseen impact
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
abrupt · jolted · shocked · unprepared · unaware · bushwhacked · waylaid
plunged
Dropped suddenly and steeply
plummeted · dove · dropped · hurtled · barreled · careened · streaked · zoomed · rocketed · rushed
strafing
Aerial gunfire at ground
- bombingAttack with explosives
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- kamikazeReckless to fatal extremes
raid · sortie · squadron · fighter · pilot · mission · flak · anti-aircraft · dogfight · torpedo
hawk
Taloned predatory bird
osprey · kestrel · goshawk · harrier · raptor · stoop · talons · prey · hunting · swooping
ambushed
Attacked from concealment
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- blindsidedSurprised by unforeseen impact
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
sudden · abrupt · jolted · shocked · unprepared · unaware · bushwhacked · waylaid