Bombardier

UK: /ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə/

US: /ˌbɑmbərˈdɪr, -bə-/

US: 'bombardier': (bom′bər dēr′, -bə-); 'Bombardier': (bom′bər dēr′, -bə-, bom′bär dyā′)

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Bombardier / ˌbɒmbəˈdɪeɪ/ noun

1. a snow tractor, typically having Caterpillar tracks at the rear and skis at the front

Etymology: 20th Century: named after J. A. Bombardier, Canadian inventor and manufacturer

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bom•bar•dier¹ /ˌbɑmbərˈdɪr, -bə-/   n. [countable]

1. Military the crew member of a bombing plane who operates the bombsight and releases the bombs.

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bom•bar•dier¹  (bom′bər dēr′, -bə-), n. 

1. [Mil.] the member of a bombing plane crew who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism.
2. World History [Hist.] artilleryman.

• Middle French; see bombard, -ier²
• 1550–60

Bom•bar•dier  (bom′bər dēr′, -bə-, bom′bär dyā′), [Trademark, Canadian.]

1. Canada, Transport, British Terms a snowmobilelike vehicle driven by an internal-combustion engine, equipped with caterpillar tracks at the rear, steered by skis at the front, and designed for travel over snow.

• after Canadian inventor and industrialist Armand Bombardier (died 1964), who designed it 1945–50

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bombardier / ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə/ noun

1. the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
2. a noncommissioned rank below the rank of sergeant in the Royal Artillery

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French: one directing a bombard; see bombard