bom·bar·dier

bom·bar·dier
/ˌbɑːmbəˈdiɚ/ noun, pl -diers [count]
1 chiefly US : the person in a military aircraft who controls when the bombs are dropped
2 : an officer who operates large guns and has a low rank in the British Army

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  • bom|bar|dier — «BOM buh DIHR, buhr », noun. 1. the member of the crew of a bomber who operates the bombsight and the bomb release mechanism. He controls the course of the aircraft in its final approach to the target. 2. British. a noncommissioned officer in the …   Useful english dictionary

  • bom — bom·ba·ca·ce·ae; bom·ba·chas; bom·ba·cop·sis; bom·ba·je; bom·barde; bom·bar·dier; bom·bard·ment; bom·bar·do; bom·bar·don; bom·bast·er; bom·bas·tic; bom·bax; bom·ba·zet; bom·ba·zine; bom·bé; bom·bic·cite; bom·bi·dae; bom·bi·la·tion; bom·bil·la;… …   English syllables

  • bar — bar·a·boo; bar·ag·no·sis; bar·a·min; bar; bar·a·thea; bar·a·thrum; bar·ba; bar·ba·coa; bar·ba·dos; bar·ba·ra s; bar·ba·rea; bar·bar·i·an·ism; bar·bar·i·an·ism; bar·bar·ic; bar·bar·ic; bar·bar·i·cal·ly; bar·bar·i·cal·ly; bar·bar·i·ous;… …   English syllables

  • bombardier — bom·bar·dier …   English syllables

  • bombardier — bom|bar|dier [ˌbɔmbəˈdıə US ˌba:mbərˈdır] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: bombardier soldier in charge of a gun (16 20 centuries), from French, from bombarde; BOMBARD] 1.) the person on a military aircraft responsible for dropping bombs 2.) a low… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Bombardierkäfer — Bom|bar|dier|kä|fer der; s, : Angehöriger einer Gattung der Laufkäfer, die zur Abwehr aus den Afterdrüsen Sekrete verspritzen …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • bombardier — bom|bar|dier [ ,bambər dır ] noun count 1. ) someone in the U.S. Air Force whose job is to drop bombs from a military airplane 2. ) someone of low rank in the Royal Artillery of the British Army whose job is to operate a large gun …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bombardier — bom•bar•dier [[t]ˌbɒm bərˈdɪər, bə [/t]] n. 1) mil the crew member of a bombing plane who operates the bombsight and the bomb release mechanism 2) why archaic artilleryman • Etymology: 1550–60; < MF …   From formal English to slang

  • Bombardierkäfer — Bom|bar|dier|kä|fer …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Bombardier — Bom bar*dier , n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.) (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. [Archaic] (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery. [1913 Webster] {Bombardier beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), a kind of beetle… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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