tanker plane

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tanker plane - an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire

aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

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aeroplane airplane plane			The Pentagon announced on September 24 that it would reopen the competition for 179 tanker planes to replace its aging fleet, a 35 billion dollar prize that initially was awarded to EADS and Northrop Grumman in February 2008. EADS accuses Pentagon of favoring Boeing in tanker battle by AFP / AFP Global Edition Byline: AFP WASHINGTON: Two rival bidders expressed optimism on Friday that they could win a multi-billion dollar US military contract to build a new tanker plane, a day after the Pentagon said the competition was reopened. Boeing, Northrop both optimistic on winning new tanker bid by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) Boeing said Friday it would develop a new tanker plane for the US military "with maximum capability at the lowest cost" after the Pentagon reopened competition for the long-delayed contract. Boeing pledges tanker with maximum capacity, lowest cost by AFP / AFP American Edition			tank farm tank farming tank furnace tank iron tank locomotive tank shell Tank ship tank suit tank top tank town tank trailer tank trap tank up tank wagon Tank warfare Tank worm Tanka tankage tankard tanked tanked up tanked-up tanker Tanker Airlift Control Center tanker airlift control element tanker plane tankful Tankia tankini Tankling Tanling Tannable tannage tannate tanned Tannenberg tanner tanner's cassia tannery Tannhäuser tannia tannic tannic acid tannie Tannier tanniferous Tannigen tannin tanning tanning bed tannish			Tankas Tankdozer Tankdozer Tankdozer Tankdozer tanked tanked tanked tanked tanked tanked up tanked-up Tankeevka Burial Ground tanker tanker Tanker (ship) Tanker Aircraft Designation Tanker Airlift Control Center tanker airlift control element tanker airlift control element Tanker Airlift Management Information System Tanker Airlift Mobility Information System Tanker Alert Area Tanker lorry Tanker Management and Self Assessment Tanker Mating And Ranging Program Tanker Mooring Loading System Tanker Mooring Terminal Tanker Operations Center Tänker På Dig tanker plane Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention Tanker Service Committee Tanker Strategic Aircraft Reconstitution Team Tanker Strategic Aircraft Regeneration Team Tanker Structure Co-Operative Forum Tanker Systems Modernization Systems Squadron Tanker Take Over Tanker Task Force Tanker truck Tanker Vessel Tanker War Tanker War Tanker, Airlift, and Special Mission Tanker-Bomber Tanker-to-Tanker Transfer Tanker-Transport-Bomber Tanker-Transport-Bomber Training System Tanker/Airlift Control Center Tanker/Transport Training System tankered tankered tankering tankering Tankers Tankers Tankervillia Tankette

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