bombardon

American

[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.

bombardon British

/ ˈbɒmbədən, bɒmˈbɑːdən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bombardon

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

Example Sentences

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BOMBARDON, or Bass Tuba, the name given to the bass and contrabass of the brass wind in military bands, called in the orchestra bass tuba.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

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