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 ( bombard ) + -one augmentative suffix

Example Sentences

This was the old man who had listened to my performance on the bombardon.

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

I had left it, as you know, in the boat, and had heard no order given; but the boat I never saw again, and here was my bombardon.

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

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

The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of a saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah