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BOMBARDON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
Synonyms:
bombard; bombardon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bombardon" is a kind of...):
bass (the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments)
shawm (a medieval oboe)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Synonyms:
bombardon; helicon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bombardon" is a kind of...):
bass horn; sousaphone; tuba (the lowest brass wind instrument)
