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waterbomber

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, firefighting, government, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: air tanker, airtanker, AT (broadly synonymous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: air tanker, airtanker, AT[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From waterbomb + -er.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: противопожарен самолет (protivopožaren samolet) — Translations
  • Dutch: blusvliegtuig — Translations
  • Finnish: sammutuslentokone — Translations
  • Finnish: sammutuskone — Translations
  • French: canadair — Translations
  • French: bombardier à eau — Translations
  • French: avion-citerne — Translations
  • German: Löschflugzeug — Translations
  • German: Wasserbomber — Translations
  • Greek: καναντέρ (kanantér) — Translations
  • Italian: canadair — Translations
  • Macedonian: канаде́р (kanadér) — Translations
  • Polish: samolot pożarniczy — Translations
  • Russian: пожа́рный самолёт (požárnyj samoljót) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: kanader — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: канадер — Translations
  • Spanish: avión apagafuegos — Translations