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单词 bombardon
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bombardon

[ bom-ber-duhn, bom-bahr-dn ]
/ ˈbɒm bər dən, bɒmˈbɑr dn /

noun

a bass reed stop on a pipe organ.
a large, deep-toned, valved, brass wind instrument resembling a tuba.

Origin of bombardon

1855–60; <Italian bombardone wind instrument, equivalent to bombard(o) an oboelike instrument, originally, mortar (see bombard) + -one augmentative suffix

Words nearby bombardon

bombacaceous, bombard, bombarde, bombardier, bombardier beetle, bombardon, bombast, bombastic, bombax family, Bombay, Bombay duck
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Example sentences from the Web for bombardon

  • The bombardon in B flat or C, an octave lower than the euphonium, corresponds to the contrabass tuba in the orchestra.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
  • Sergeant Bombardon, who is to take away the drafted men, is already in town with his soldiers.

    The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
  • As well liken a fugue with flute and cymbals to an oratorio with bombardon and sky-rockets!

    Fly Fishing in Wonderland|Klahowya

British Dictionary definitions for bombardon

bombardon
/ (ˈbɒmbədən, bɒmˈbɑːdən) /

noun

a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone
a 16-foot bass reed stop on an organ

Word Origin for bombardon

C19: from Italian bombardone; see bombard
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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