bombardon

bom·bar·don  (bmbr-dn, bm-bärdn)

n.

1. A brass instrument resembling a tuba but with a lower pitch; a bass or contrabass tuba.

2. A 16- or 32-foot reed stop on an organ.

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[French, from Italian bombardone, augmentative of bombardo, alteration of bombarda, bombard, from Medieval Latin; see bombard.]

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bombardon [ˈbɒmbədən bɒmˈbɑːd^ən]

n

1. (Music / Instruments) a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone

2. (Music / Instruments) a 16-foot bass reed stop on an organ

[from Italian bombardone; see bombard]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bombardon - a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician helicon bass horn, sousaphone, tuba - the lowest brass wind instrument
	2.	bombardon - a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family bombard bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments shawm - a medieval oboe