water bomber

A form of waterbomber — An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.

Meanings

nounwater bomber (plural water bombers)

plural water bombers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of waterbomber.

    The water bomber, a Canadair CL-215, hit a hillside in Evia in the battle to extinguish flames near a village outside Karystos. Greece’s air force, which owns the plane, later announced that both pilots had died in the crash.

    2023 July 25, Helena Smith, “Both pilots die after plane crashes while fighting Greek wildfires”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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Chicago

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