helitanker
English
Etymology
heli- + tanker
Noun
helitanker (plural helitankers)
- A helicopter used in firefighting, especially against forest fires, which drops water or other fire retardant on the fire.
- 2009 January 28, Sarah Wotherspoon, “Mercury rising as firefighters battle grass blaze”, in Herald Sun:
- MORE than a dozen fire crews and two helitankers are battling a grass fire west of Geelong as temperatures across the state hit 40C.
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