bombardon

American  

[bom-ber-duhn, bom-bahr-dn] / ˈbɒm bər dən, bɒmˈbɑr dn /

noun

1. a bass reed stop on a pipe organ.

2. a large, deep-toned, valved, brass wind instrument resembling a tuba.

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bombardon British  

/ ˈbɒmbədən, bɒmˈbɑːdən /

noun

1. a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone

2. a 16-foot bass reed stop on an organ

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Etymology

Origin of bombardon

1855–60; < Italian bombardone wind instrument, equivalent to bombard ( o ) an oboelike instrument, originally, mortar ( bombard ) + -one augmentative suffix

Example Sentences

Now, as I said, my master had taken a fancy to me quite apart from the bombardon, and a token of it was his constantly taking me out as companion on his walks.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

The visitor put out his hand, but as I offered him the bombardon he waved it aside impatiently and pointed to the cornet.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

The bombardon, or E flat tuba, has much richer lower notes.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

The bombardon, and the euphonium, of which it is the bass, are the outcome of the application of valves to the bugle family whereby the saxhorns were also produced.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

This was the old man who had listened to my performance on the bombardon.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir