About The Word Bombardier
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Bombardier
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What's The Definition Of Bombardier?
[n] the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
[n] a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery Synonyms | Synonyms for Bombardier: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bombardier: aerial photographer | aircrew | aircrewman | artillerist | artilleryman | avigator | belly gunner | bomb thrower | bomber | cannoneer | crew | crew chief | flight attendant | flight crew | gunner | hostess | machine gunner | meteorologist | navigator | steward | stewardess See Also | aircrewman | bomber aircrew | bomber crew | noncom | noncommissioned officer Bombardier In Webster's Dictionary \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.
{Bombardier beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a kind of beetle ({Brachinus
crepitans}), so called because, when disturbed, it makes
an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from
its anal glands. The name is applied to other related
species, as the {B. displosor}, which can produce ten or
twelve explosions successively. The common American
species is {B. fumans}.
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