ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Waterbomber

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Waterbomber is a noun meaning (firefighting, aviation) An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.

Meaning

(firefighting, aviation) An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for waterbomber

Depending on context, synonyms include airtanker.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include waterbomb, firebomber, bomber, hydrobomb, aerobomb, tankbuster.

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