bambi bucket

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Definition of bambi bucket in English English dictionary

A collapsible bucket suspended from a helicopter performing firefighting operations and used for lifting and dumping water or fire retardant chemicals

Related Terms

Bambi buckets

plural form of Bambi bucket

Hyphenation

Bam·bi buck·et

Turkish pronunciation

bämbi bʌkıt

Synonyms

helicopter bucket

Pronunciation

/ˈbambē ˈbəkət/ /ˈbæmbiː ˈbʌkət/

Etymology

() Note: The name was in use many years before the trademark owner claimed it in 1983.