helitanker

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noun

A helicopter used in firefighting, especially against forest fires, which drops water or other fire retardant on the fire.

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Meanings

nounhelitanker (plural helitankers)

plural helitankers

  1. A helicopter used in firefighting, especially against forest fires, which drops water or other fire retardant on the fire.

    MORE than a dozen fire crews and two helitankers are battling a grass fire west of Geelong as temperatures across the state hit 40C.

    2009 January 28, Sarah Wotherspoon, “Mercury rising as firefighters battle grass blaze”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2009

Origin

From heli- + tanker.

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APA

helitanker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helitanker

MLA

“helitanker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helitanker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helitanker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helitanker.

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