"waterbomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterbombs [plural]
Etymology: water + bomb Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|bomb}} water + bomb Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterbomb (plural waterbombs)
  1. Alternative form of water bomb Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: water bomb
    Sense id: en-waterbomb-en-noun-KDmdqZXH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18

Verb

Forms: waterbombs [present, singular, third-person], waterbombing [participle, present], waterbombed [participle, past], waterbombed [past]
Etymology: water + bomb Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|bomb}} water + bomb Head templates: {{en-verb}} waterbomb (third-person singular simple present waterbombs, present participle waterbombing, simple past and past participle waterbombed)
  1. To drop large quantities of water (onto a fire) from the air
    Sense id: en-waterbomb-en-verb-OISZ0qIV

Inflected forms

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