bombardon

American  

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

noun

1. a bass reed stop on a pipe organ.

2. a large, deep-toned, valved, brass wind instrument resembling a tuba.

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bombardon British  

/ ˈbɒmbədən, bɒmˈbɑːdən /

noun

1. a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone

2. 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

Now, as I said, my master had taken a fancy to me quite apart from the bombardon, and a token of it was his constantly taking me out as companion on his walks.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

The euphonium and bombardon, the basses of the important family of saxhorns, now completely cover the ground of bass wind instrument music.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

Was it me he wanted, or the bombardon?'

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Even when they are played, the lowest valve notes can hardly be heard unless doubled an octave higher by another bombardon.

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

The bombardon, or E flat tuba, has much richer lower notes.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various