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bombardier

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bom·bar·dier  (bmbr-dîr)
n.
1. The member of a combat aircraft crew who operates the bombsight and drops the bombs.
2. Chiefly British A noncommissioned artillery officer.
3. Archaic A soldier in the artillery.

[French, from Old French bombarde, bombard; see bombard.]

bombardier [ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə]
n
1. (Military) the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
2. (Military) Brit a noncommissioned rank below the rank of sergeant in the Royal Artillery
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called bombardier beetle any of various small carabid beetles of the genus Brachinus, esp B. crepitans of Europe, which defend themselves by ejecting a jet of volatile fluid
[from Old French: one directing a bombard; see bombard]

Bombardier [ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering)™ Canadian a snow tractor, typically having caterpillar tracks at the rear and skis at the front
[named after J. A. Bombardier, Canadian inventor and manufacturer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bombardierbombardier - a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
2.bombardier - the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
bomber aircrew, bomber crew - the crew of a bomber
aircrewman - a member of an aircrew
Translations
bombardier [ˌbɒmbəˈdɪəʳ] Nbombardero m
bombardier
n (Mil) → Artillerieunteroffizier m; (Aviat) → Bombenschütze m


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