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water bomber

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noun

  1. an aircraft with special tanks for holding water that can be dropped on forest fires

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Another unfounded allegation, that Thailand had dropped poison gas, was accompanied by an image of a water bomber dropping pink fire retardant.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told local media he had requested two water bomber aircraft from the EU to be deployed to the worst affected areas.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

In an interview with local media outlet Cadena SER on Wednesday, Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said he had requested two Canadair water bomber aircraft to help.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

It was a Canadair aircraft - a "water bomber".

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2022

The water bomber glides just meters above the lake.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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