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helitack

helitack n. firefighting that uses helicopters (to deploy firefighters, gear, water, etc.). Also adj. Etymological Note: helicopter + attack (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

helitack

helitack  n.— «First of a series of tests—tabbed the Helitack Program—on the use of helicopters in firefighting will start next week in the San Bernardino National Forest.» —“Fire-Fighting Copter Tests Start in Forest” in...

helitack

helitack  n.— «The helitack was advised by the regional control centre about the fire being bombed by the Canso. The initial attack crew squeezed into the helicopter and were off within three minutes.» —“Fighting modern-day forest...

helitack

helitack  n.— «They are the fire service’s shock troops, and they soon might be a year-round fixture in San Diego County. Officially, they are known simply as “helitack.”» —“Elite, mobile fire crew might soon be permanent...

heli-donna

heli-donna  n.— «Helitack crews consider themselves an elite corps within the fire service, which prompts a certain amount of ribbing from their fellow firefighters—most of it good-natured, some of it not. In conversations and on Internet...

rotorhead

rotorhead  n.— «Helitack crews consider themselves an elite corps within the fire service, which prompts a certain amount of ribbing from their fellow firefighters—most of it good-natured, some of it not. In conversations and on Internet...

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