smokey bear
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Alternative form of Smokey Bear (“highway patrolman”).
- A policeman, especially a highway patrol officer.
- A ranger or park service employee that deals with the public.
- A firefighter.
- A campaign hat.
- An aircraft used to drop defoliants in the Vietnam War.
Proper noun
- A fictional bear dressed as a ranger who acts as a symbol of forest fire prevention, with the slogan "Only you can prevent forest fires."
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