bombardon

[bom-ber-duh n, bom-bahr-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, orig., mortar (see bombard) + -one augmentative suffix

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Historical Examples of bombardon

As well liken a fugue with flute and cymbals to an oratorio with bombardon and sky-rockets!
Fly Fishing in Wonderland
Klahowya
A cripple, in whom one would scarcely recognize the former stalwart Sergeant Bombardon, is the bearer.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb
Sergeant Bombardon, who is to take away the drafted men, is already in town with his soldiers.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb
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
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British Dictionary definitions for bombardon

bombardon

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

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