Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helitanker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-li-tanker
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From heli- + tanker.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: heli

Inflected Forms

helitankers (plural)

Questions

What does helitanker mean?: A helicopter used in firefighting, especially against forest fires, which drops water or other fire retardant on the fire.
Where does helitanker come from?: From heli- + tanker.

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