bombard
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- noun
- /bɑmˈbɑrd/
- Archaic
:
bombarda
- At the historical reenactment, the musicians showcased the bombard alongside other ancient instruments.
Examples
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During the concert, the powerful notes of the bombard filled the hall with rich, resonant tones.
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Field pieces, culverins, bombards, basilisk's,
Academic text (2016) -
In Not I, constant bafflement about what comes from within the mouth (mind) and what bombards from without.
Academic text (1998) -
Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor.
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It's this constant bombarding, worse now than it's been in a long time (to the point where "fat" kids are now getting demonized by fully grown adults and not just their peers) that's doing the most damage, I think.
Blog text (2) -
Every general wishes he could slay the enemy without risk to his own men; and it is to this humane end that the nations of Christendom have devised cannons, mortars, bombards, grenades, and such other devices as kill at a distance.
Fiction book (1999) -
The old bombard, with its deep sound, played a haunting melody during the festival.
Synonyms
An old wind instrument with a double reed like an oboe used in medieval music
A large brass instrument that plays very low notes in a band or orchestra
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bombard for the instrument comes from an old word for a loud, booming sound, like bomb or 'boom', because the instrument makes a strong, reedy noise. That's why the name fits this bass shawm used in folk music.