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air tanker

noun

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  1. An aircraft used to deliver liquids (or powders) from the air, usually either fuel,…

    An aircraft used to deliver liquids (or powders) from the air, usually either fuel, fire-retardants, or water.

    • Near-synonym: waterbomber (broadly synonymous)
    • In this, the airliner made contact with an air tanker and "topped up" its incompletely filled tanks with fuel enough for the contemplated journey.
    • Sometime later, they made a rendezvous with a Victor air tanker for a top-up of fuel and then resumed patrol while the tanker headed back.

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