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单词 bombardier
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Definition of bombardier in English:

bombardier

noun ˌbɒmbəˈdɪəˌbɑmbə(r)ˈdɪr
  • 1A rank of non-commissioned officer in certain artillery regiments, equivalent to corporal.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Harold Ings, 86, a bombardier with the Royal Artillery was one of the soldiers whose unit was surrounded by Germans in occupied France.
    • Drawing on his experiences as a bombardier during the War, the novel is set among flyers on the Italian front.
    • Equivalent ranks in the Royal Artillery are lance-bombardier and bombardier, harking back to the ancient rank of bombardier, a species of trained artilleryman.
    • He was there for eight months, during which he rose to the rank of bombardier.
    • The former bombardier - now a security guard at the Imperial War Museum North - spent five months in Iraq during the 1991 conflict.
    • Mr Hornby, a bombardier in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, was ordered on a perilous mission while acting as a dispatch rider in Italy.
    • Lewis served in the 1914-18 war first as a bombardier at Ypres and then as a Canadian war artist.
  • 2A member of a bomber crew in the US air force responsible for aiming and releasing bombs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He went to navigation, bombardier and observer school at hot and humid Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, near Houston.
    • The same holds true for the cockpit and bombardier's position.
    • After World War II begins, Zinn decides to enlist in the Air Force as a bombardier even though his navy yard job would have provided an exemption.
    • The bombardier and the pilot forgot to put on their dark glasses and therefore witnessed the flash which was terrific.
    • Rather, the aircraft dropped it as a normal bomb, then the bombardier guided its steep descent by radio remote control.
    • Satisfied that his three navigators were in agreement, the pilot ordered the bombardier to pick out a mean point of impact, synchronize, and drop the bombs.
    • While they were doing so, the bombardier looked back to see that the bombs had landed for the most part in a wooded area and along a roadway.
    • These determined if you were accepted and also had a bearing on what training you would be funneled to - fighter pilot, bomber pilot, navigator or bombardier.
    • Finally, The bombardier presses a button to release the bomb.
    • At the age of nineteen, Heller enlisted as an air force bombardier in Italy.
    • Here we were subjected to another physical and now had to take a battery of tests to determine whether we would be pilots, navigators or bombardiers.
    • Cater Lee was the bombardier in Henderson's first crew, where Richard served as a co-pilot.
    • Here is where we were assigned to the 96th Bomb Group, except Lewis, the bombardier, who went elsewhere.
    • The pilot had been knocked unconscious from the explosion and the co-pilot, bombardier, navigator and engineer - believing the pilot was dead - had bailed out.
    • That evening I discussed it with our crew's bombardier, Lt. Jim ‘Pot’ Potvin, who agreed that it was worth a try.
    • The navigator wrote down the numbers of the quadrants, read them back, and then got out of the way so the bombardier could set up his racks for the bomb run.
    • The bombardier and navigator were pleased that we had not run into anything but my spirits were low.
    • Crews were being trimmed to nine because they determined it was unnecessary to have a qualified bombardier in every plane in the formation.
    • At this time the bombardier instructed Tarcza to activate the bombs.
    • Another fun vehicle is the bomber, which can seat up to three people - a pilot, a bombardier, and a tailgunner.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a soldier in charge of a bombard, an early form of cannon): from French, from Old French bombarde 'cannon' (see bombard).

  • bomb from late 17th century:

    In terms of origin, a bomb goes boom (LME from a Germanic root)—the word probably goes right back to Greek bombos ‘booming, humming’. The first bombs, in the late 17th century, are what we would call ‘shells’. Soldiers ignited their fuses and fired them from mortars. Before they were dramatically unexpected events or sexy blondes, bombshells were originally the casings of such devices. Bombs as we know them came to prominence in the First World War. It was not until after the Second World War, though, that to go like a bomb began to be used for ‘to go very fast’, or cost a bomb for ‘be very expensive’. See also atom. A bombardier (late 16th century) gets his name from an early gun called a bombard (Late Middle English), which came from the same source as bomb.

Rhymes

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Definition of bombardier in US English:

bombardier

nounˌbämbə(r)ˈdirˌbɑmbə(r)ˈdɪr
  • 1A member of a bomber crew in the US Air Force responsible for sighting and releasing bombs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While they were doing so, the bombardier looked back to see that the bombs had landed for the most part in a wooded area and along a roadway.
    • The same holds true for the cockpit and bombardier's position.
    • The bombardier and the pilot forgot to put on their dark glasses and therefore witnessed the flash which was terrific.
    • Another fun vehicle is the bomber, which can seat up to three people - a pilot, a bombardier, and a tailgunner.
    • Cater Lee was the bombardier in Henderson's first crew, where Richard served as a co-pilot.
    • The navigator wrote down the numbers of the quadrants, read them back, and then got out of the way so the bombardier could set up his racks for the bomb run.
    • That evening I discussed it with our crew's bombardier, Lt. Jim ‘Pot’ Potvin, who agreed that it was worth a try.
    • The bombardier and navigator were pleased that we had not run into anything but my spirits were low.
    • He went to navigation, bombardier and observer school at hot and humid Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, near Houston.
    • Here is where we were assigned to the 96th Bomb Group, except Lewis, the bombardier, who went elsewhere.
    • Finally, The bombardier presses a button to release the bomb.
    • The pilot had been knocked unconscious from the explosion and the co-pilot, bombardier, navigator and engineer - believing the pilot was dead - had bailed out.
    • Rather, the aircraft dropped it as a normal bomb, then the bombardier guided its steep descent by radio remote control.
    • After World War II begins, Zinn decides to enlist in the Air Force as a bombardier even though his navy yard job would have provided an exemption.
    • Crews were being trimmed to nine because they determined it was unnecessary to have a qualified bombardier in every plane in the formation.
    • Here we were subjected to another physical and now had to take a battery of tests to determine whether we would be pilots, navigators or bombardiers.
    • Satisfied that his three navigators were in agreement, the pilot ordered the bombardier to pick out a mean point of impact, synchronize, and drop the bombs.
    • At this time the bombardier instructed Tarcza to activate the bombs.
    • These determined if you were accepted and also had a bearing on what training you would be funneled to - fighter pilot, bomber pilot, navigator or bombardier.
    • At the age of nineteen, Heller enlisted as an air force bombardier in Italy.
  • 2A rank of noncommissioned officer in certain Canadian and British artillery regiments, equivalent to corporal.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Hornby, a bombardier in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, was ordered on a perilous mission while acting as a dispatch rider in Italy.
    • Drawing on his experiences as a bombardier during the War, the novel is set among flyers on the Italian front.
    • The former bombardier - now a security guard at the Imperial War Museum North - spent five months in Iraq during the 1991 conflict.
    • He was there for eight months, during which he rose to the rank of bombardier.
    • Lewis served in the 1914-18 war first as a bombardier at Ypres and then as a Canadian war artist.
    • Harold Ings, 86, a bombardier with the Royal Artillery was one of the soldiers whose unit was surrounded by Germans in occupied France.
    • Equivalent ranks in the Royal Artillery are lance-bombardier and bombardier, harking back to the ancient rank of bombardier, a species of trained artilleryman.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a soldier in charge of a bombard, an early form of cannon): from French, from Old French bombarde ‘cannon’ (see bombard).

 
 
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