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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbombardiere
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bom.barˈdje.re
"Il bombardiere prese la mira prima dell'attacco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A military crew member on a bomber aircraft responsible for sighting and dropping bombs.
"The veteran worked as a bombardier during World War II, calculating wind speed and altitude before releasing the payload." - 2
A non-commissioned rank in some artillery units, historically equivalent to a corporal.
"He was promoted to bombardier after completing his advanced artillery training."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'bombardier', originating in the 17th century from 'bombarde' (a type of mortar or catapult), ultimately stemming from the medieval Latin 'bombardus'. Historically referring to a soldier who operated a bombard or artillery cannon, the term later evolved in aviation to designate the crew member responsible for aiming and releasing bombs from an aircraft.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bombardier" is said worldwide
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bombardier
Transliteration: bɔ̃.baʁ.dje
"Le bombardier a largué sa cargaison au-dessus de la cible."
Bombenschütze
Transliteration: ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʃʏt͡sə
"Der Bombenschütze zielte präzise auf die Anlage."
bombardiere
Transliteration: bom.barˈdje.re
"Il bombardiere prese la mira prima dell'attacco."
bombardero
Transliteration: bom.baɾˈde.ɾo
"El bombardero cumplió su misión con éxito."
bombardeiro
Transliteration: bõ.baɾˈdej.ɾu
"O bombardeiro sobrevoou o território inimigo."
बॉम्बार्डियर
Transliteration: bombārdiyar
"विमान में बॉम्बार्डियर ने लक्ष्य पर निशाना साधा।"
轰炸员
Transliteration: hōng zhà yuán
"轰炸员精确地计算了投弹时间。"
폭격수
Transliteration: pok-gyeok-su
"폭격수는 목표물을 정확하게 조준했습니다."
爆撃手
Transliteration: bakugekishu
"爆撃手はターゲットを確認して爆弾を投下した。"
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