helitanker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

heli- +‎ tanker

Noun[edit]

helitanker (plural helitankers)

  1. 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[1], archived from the original on 4 March 2009:
      MORE than a dozen fire crews and two helitankers are battling a grass fire west of Geelong as temperatures across the state hit 40C.