Bombardier Definition

bŏmbər-dîr
noun
The member of the aircrew of a bomber who operates the bombsight and releases the bombs.
Webster's New World
An artilleryman.
Webster's New World
A noncommissioned artillery officer, in the British and Canadian armies.
Webster's New World
(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
Wiktionary

(Canada, trademark) An enclosed passenger vehicle, propelled over snow and ice by caterpillar tracks and steered by skis.

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Noun

Singular:
bombardier
Plural:
bombardiers

Origin of Bombardier

  • Borrowing from Old French bombarder ("a stone throwing engine").

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French bombarde bombard bombard

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bombardier Sentence Examples

  • In 1703 Alexius was ordered to follow the army to the field as a private in a bombardier regiment.

  • Bombardier retained Promotion Activators to administer the sweepstakes and be the independent judge.

  • In 1695 he had only advanced to the post of "skipper" in his own navy and of "bombardier" in his own army.

  • In the same island a species of Gryllacris mimics Pheropsophus aquatus, a " Bombardier " beetle which ejects a puff of volatile formic acid when attacked; and Condylodera tricondyloides mimics different species of tiger-beetles (Cicindelidae) at different stages of its growth.

  • The modified Bombardier Global Express is fitted with an active synthetic aperture radar for ground surveillance.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOM

Words Ending With

RERIER

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