noun
Meaning 1
A single drop of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
waterdrop
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noun
Meaning 2
The dropping of a large amount of water from an aircraft to combat fires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From water + drop.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: vanddråbe — single drop of water
- Faroese: vatndropi — single drop of water
- Finnish: vesipisara — single drop of water
- German: Wassertropfen — single drop of water
- Hungarian: vízcsepp — single drop of water
- Korean: 물방울 (mulbang'ul) — single drop of water
- Turkish: su damlası — single drop of water