divebombs
Swoops down sharply
Divebombs is the third-person singular of divebomb—to attack by swooping down steeply from above, as aircraft once did when releasing bombs at the lowest point of their dive.
The word now mostly appears figuratively: a bird divebombs a cat, a stock price divebombs after bad earnings.
The seagull divebombs anyone who gets near its nest.
Rapid downward plunge
- plungeSudden steep descent
- huntingPursuing wild game
- preyAnimal being hunted
- raptorHunting bird with talons
falcon · pelican · kingfisher · gannet · osprey · cormorant · peregrine · hawk
Rapid downward plunge
- nosediveSudden steep descent
- plungeSudden steep descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- strafingAerial gunfire at ground
sortie · cockpit · altitude · airspeed · trajectory · maneuver · flight · aerobatics
Forceful impact or stoppage
- raidSudden armed incursion
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- assaultViolent offensive act
- strafeshoot from above
offensive · ambush · sortie · foray · incursion · salvo · barrage · onslaught
Selecting as objective
- aimPurpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- bullseyeExact center target
pinpoint · calculated · guided · zeroing · locked · sighting · approach · angle
Low vibrating hum
- harassingPersistently tormenting another
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
scare · chase · mobbing · swooping · protective · nesting · defensive · magpie
swoop
Rapid downward plunge
raptor · falcon · pelican · kingfisher · gannet · osprey · cormorant · peregrine · hawk · eagle
swoop
Rapid downward plunge
strafing · sortie · cockpit · altitude · airspeed · trajectory · maneuver · flight · aerobatics · pullout
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
strafe · offensive · ambush · sortie · foray · incursion · salvo · barrage · onslaught · engagement
targeting
Selecting as objective
- aimPurpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- trajectoryPath of moving object
bullseye · pinpoint · calculated · guided · zeroing · locked · sighting · approach · angle · steep
buzzing
Low vibrating hum
- harassingPersistently tormenting another
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- territorialDefensive about owned space
aggressive · scare · chase · mobbing · swooping · protective · nesting · defensive · magpie · mockingbird
divebombslevel flight
Flight at constant altitude
climbs · ascends · pulls up · soars · levels off
divebombscarpet bombs
Bombs wide areas indiscriminately
retreats · evades · withdraws · strafes · disengages