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English
Etymology
From waterbomb + -er.
Noun
waterbomber (plural waterbombers)
- (firefighting, aviation) An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.
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 February 2009:Some 50 firefighters, 10 tankers and waterbombers battled the grass and scrub blaze, which began about 12.30pm.
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