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helitanker

noun

Etymology

From heli- + tanker.

  1. derived from टांकी
  2. derived from ટાંકી
  3. derived from tanque
  4. formed as tanker — “tank + -er”
  5. prefixed as helitanker — “heli + tanker”

Definitions

  1. A helicopter used in firefighting, especially against forest fires, which drops water or…

    A helicopter used in firefighting, especially against forest fires, which drops water or other fire retardant on the fire.

    • MORE than a dozen fire crews and two helitankers are battling a grass fire west of Geelong as temperatures across the state hit 40C.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA