English Dictionary

Smokey Bear

noun

A policeman, especially a highway patrol officer. / A ranger or park service employee that deals with the public. / A firefighter. / A campaign hat.

Smokey Bear is a beloved mascot for fire prevention.

意味（1）

A policeman, especially a highway patrol officer.

There are laws on the books now, and the Smokey Bears Afloat are enforcing them.

意味（2）

A ranger or park service employee that deals with the public.

The Forest Service PR campaign now in high gear. Smokey Bears all over the place, giving talks to Rotary, Kiwanis, Chamber, Junior Chamber, Legion, hunters, fishermen, Grange, ...

意味（3）

A firefighter.

Having fought many fires in the States, I sure didn't envy future Smokey Bears in that terrain.

意味（4）

A campaign hat.

There were two of them— a man and a woman wearing neat Smokey Bears.

意味（5）

(military slang) An aircraft used to drop defoliants in the Viet Nam war.

No Smokey Bears: You can't shoot something you can't see. The Air Force in Viet Nam has special teams that blast away tree leaves and other shrubbery beside canals that offer hiding places for the Viet Cong. The motto of these defoliation teams: Only you can prevent forests.