"waterbomber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterbombers [plural], water-bomber [alternative], water bomber [alternative]
Etymology: From waterbomb + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waterbomb|er}} waterbomb + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterbomber (plural waterbombers)
  1. (firefighting, aviation) An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire. Categories (topical): Aviation, Firefighting Coordinate_terms: airtanker, AT Translations (Translations): blusvliegtuig [neuter] (Dutch), sammutuslentokone (Finnish), sammutuskone (Finnish), canadair [masculine] (French), bombardier à eau [masculine] (French), avion-citerne (French), Löschflugzeug [neuter] (German), Wasserbomber [masculine] (German), καναντέρ (kanantér) (Greek), canadair (Italian), канаде́р (kanadér) [masculine] (Macedonian), samolot pożarniczy [masculine] (Polish), пожа́рный самолёт (požárnyj samoljót) [masculine] (Russian), kanader (Serbo-Croatian), канадер (Serbo-Croatian), avión apagafuegos [masculine] (Spanish)

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