water-bombv.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəbɒm/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌbɑm/,

/ˈwɑdərˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bomb v.

Etymology: < water n. + bomb v., after water bomb n.

transitive. To attack or strike with a water bomb, or (more generally) a large quantity of water; to direct a water bomb at; esp. to release a large quantity of water on to (a fire) from the air as a firefighting measure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > extinguish (fire) [verb (transitive)] > by water > from aircraft

water-bomb1945

1945 Hammond (Indiana) Times 7 Nov. 11/2 Inquiries were made of Navy and Forestry officials about the feasibility of ‘water-bombing’ them [sc. fires].

1952 N.Y. Times 7 May 37 (headline) Police accuse M.I.T. Dean of ‘water bombing’ them.

2003 R. Belford et al. Italy: Rough Guide (ed. 6) 1029 In 2001 military helicopters were called in to water-bomb blazing fires.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-bomb
释义	water-bombv. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəbɒm/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌbɑm/, /ˈwɑdərˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bomb v. Etymology: < water n. + bomb v., after water bomb n. transitive. To attack or strike with a water bomb, or (more generally) a large quantity of water; to direct a water bomb at; esp. to release a large quantity of water on to (a fire) from the air as a firefighting measure. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > extinguish (fire) [verb (transitive)] > by water > from aircraft water-bomb1945 1945 Hammond (Indiana) Times 7 Nov. 11/2 Inquiries were made of Navy and Forestry officials about the feasibility of ‘water-bombing’ them [sc. fires]. 1952 N.Y. Times 7 May 37 (headline) Police accuse M.I.T. Dean of ‘water bombing’ them. 2003 R. Belford et al. Italy: Rough Guide (ed. 6) 1029 In 2001 military helicopters were called in to water-bomb blazing fires. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1945
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