Meanings
plural waterbombers · alternative water-bomber · alternative water bomber
- aeronauticsAn aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.
Near-synonyms: air tanker, airtanker, AT (broadly synonymous)
1 more example
Some 50 firefighters, 10 tankers and waterbombers battled the grass and scrub blaze, which began about 12.30pm.
2009 February 28, Anthony Dowsley, Jane Metlikovec, “Relief for Victorians as weather fails to hit extremes”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2009Synonyms: air tanker, airtanker, AT[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian противопожарен самолет
- противопожарен самолет (protivopožaren samolet)Translations
Dutch blusvliegtuig
- blusvliegtuigTranslations
Finnish sammutuslentokone, sammutuskone
- sammutuslentokoneTranslations
- sammutuskoneTranslations
French canadair, bombardier à eau
- canadairTranslations
- bombardier à eauTranslations
- avion-citerneTranslations
German Löschflugzeug, Wasserbomber
- LöschflugzeugTranslations
- WasserbomberTranslations
Greek καναντέρ
- καναντέρ (kanantér)Translations
Italian canadair
- canadairTranslations
Polish samolot pożarniczy
- samolot pożarniczyTranslations
Russian пожа́рный самолёт
- пожа́рный самолёт (požárnyj samoljót)Translations
Spanish avión apagafuegos
- avión apagafuegosTranslations
Cite this entry
waterbomber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbomber
“waterbomber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbomber. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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