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  • verb Present participle of waterbomb.

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Examples

  • A number of Bushfires continue to burn to the North and West of Sydney, despite the cool conditions and significant helicopter waterbombing support.

    Archive 2005-04-01 Zoe Brain 2005

  • A number of Bushfires continue to burn to the North and West of Sydney, despite the cool conditions and significant helicopter waterbombing support.

    2005/04 - 2005/05 Zoe Brain 2005

  • Metropolitan Council and defence force troops were being assisted by three airforce helicopters waterbombing the flames high up on the mountain peaks.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • Fire and Emergency Services Authority said fire broke out in bush between Pipidinny Rd and Marmion Rd about 4.15am, with 50 firefighters and aerial waterbombing aircraft responding to the call-out.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • Another major fire is burning to the north in the Swan Valley district, where firefighters are waterbombing the blaze from helicopters.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • The Fire and Emergency Services Authority said the blaze broke out in bush between Pipidinny Rd and Marmion Rd about 4.15am, with 50 firefighters and aerial waterbombing aircraft responding to the call-out.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • Canadian waterbombing plane that was fighting a forest fire.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Canadian waterbombing plane that was fighting a forest fire.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Firefighting plane crash kills two in Canada TWO pilots were confirmed dead on Sunday in the crash of a Canadian waterbombing plane that was fighting a forest fire.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • (AP) Two pilots were confirmed dead Sunday in the crash of a Canadian waterbombing plane that was fighting a forest fire.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2010

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