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waterbomber en · NOUN

Etymology

From waterbomb + -er.

Meanings

  1. An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.
    • Near-synonyms: air tanker, airtanker, AT (broadly synonymous)
    • Some 50 firefighters, 10 tankers and waterbombers battled the grass and scrub blaze, which began about 12.30pm. 2009 February 28, Anthony Dowsley, Jane Metlikovec, “Relief for Victorians as weather fails to hit extremes”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2009:

Forms

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waterbombers Number=Plur lexicographic
water bomber alternative lexicographic
water-bomber alternative lexicographic

Relateds

douse · douser

Synonyms

AT[Appendix:Glossary · air tanker · airtanker

Translations (17)

sh kanader (Translations) · bg противопожарен самолет (Translations) · pl samolot pożarniczy (Translations) · el καναντέρ (Translations) · fi sammutuskone (Translations) · nl blusvliegtuig (Translations) · fr avion-citerne (Translations) · es avión apagafuegos (Translations) · it canadair (Translations) · fr bombardier à eau (Translations) · de Wasserbomber (Translations) · fi sammutuslentokone (Translations) · mk канаде́р (Translations) · sh канадер (Translations) · fr canadair (Translations) · de Löschflugzeug (Translations) · ru пожа́рный самолёт (Translations)

wikidata: Q17485593