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waterbombing

waterbombing is the present participle and gerund of waterbomb.

Meaning of waterbomb

Verb

waterbomb (third-person singular simple present waterbombs, present participle waterbombing, simple past and past participle waterbombed)

  1. (transitive) To drop large quantities of water onto (a fire) from the air.
    • Four aircraft - including two air cranes - are currently waterbombing the area, […].2009 January 13, Staff writers, “Victoria swelters while Port Lincoln, South Australia and Sydney burn”, in Herald-Sun

Questions about waterbombing

What is waterbombing the present participle and gerund of?
Waterbombing is the present participle and gerund of waterbomb.

Words near waterbombing in the dictionary

  1. waterboks
  2. waterbomb
  3. waterbombed
  4. waterbomber
  5. waterbombers
  6. waterbombing
  7. waterbombs
  8. waterbong
  9. waterbongs
  10. waterboom
  11. waterborne

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