bombardon
Americannoun
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a bass reed stop on a pipe organ.
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a large, deep-toned, valved, brass wind instrument resembling a tuba.
noun
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a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone
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a 16-foot bass reed stop on an organ
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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These different lengths are obtained on the bombardon by means of a combination of pistons: the simultaneous use of Nos.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
The visitor put out his hand, but as I offered him the bombardon he waved it aside impatiently and pointed to the cornet.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
The bombardon, and the euphonium, of which it is the bass, are the outcome of the application of valves to the bugle family whereby the saxhorns were also produced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
The bombardon in B flat or C, an octave lower than the euphonium, corresponds to the contrabass tuba in the orchestra.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
“Morning,” said Brumpton, rather gruffly, as he halted in front of Jerry, with his battered bombardon in his hand, evidently on his way from the band-room to the sergeants’ quarters.
From The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by Smith, A. Monro
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