canadair
French, noun/ka.na.dɛʁ/
canadair is spelled C-A-N-A-D-A-I-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 67,389th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canadair is a French masculine noun meaning “waterbomber (firefighting aircraft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avion bombardier d’eau, généralement un Canadair CL-215 ou CL-415 de la marque Canadair”.
What does canadair mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewaterbomber (firefighting aircraft)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Canadair CL-215 ou CL-415 : avion bombardier d’eau.
noun: 1. Avion bombardier d’eau, généralement un Canadair CL-215 ou CL-415 de la marque Canadair.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of canadair
- canadairs plural
- Canadairs plural
- canadair
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canadair?
- /ka.na.dɛʁ/
- \ka.na.dɛʁ\
- [ka.na.dɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is canadair in French?
canadair appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).