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Definition of smoke jumper in English English dictionary
- a firefighter trained and equipped to parachute into the fire zone in remote areas
- smoke jumpers
- plural form of smoke jumper
- smokejumper
- a firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires
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Hyphenation
smoke jump·erTurkish pronunciation
smōk cʌmpırPronunciation
/ˈsmōk ˈʤəmpər/ /ˈsmoʊk ˈʤʌmpɜr/
Etymology
[ 'smOk ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smEocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder.Resimler
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