bombardecommon nounverbSyllable DecompositionbombardeEtymologyexpandsee 'bombe'Definitions1. A ship that was formerly used to carry mortars and launch bombs.expand2. An organ stop that differs from the trumpet stop only in that it sounds an octave below.expand3. A war machine that was used to launch large stones. After the invention of gunpowder, this name was applied to some of the first artillery pieces.flags.vieilliexpand4. A musical instrument from Brittany, with a double reed, from the oboe family.musiqueexpandPluralbombardesTranslationsspanish:bombardaitalian:bombardaSee alsobombarde (v.) bombardement (cn.) bombarder (v.) bombardier (cn.) bombardes (v.)
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