bombardier

bom·bar·dier | \ ˌbäm-bə-ˈdir

How to pronounce bombardier (audio)

, -bər- \

Definition of bombardier

1a archaic : artilleryman

b : a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery

2 : a bomber-crew member who releases the bombs

Examples of bombardier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As part of the 10-man crew, Granat, the bombardier, and Parker, the navigator, would lead 41 aircraft from the 491st Bombardment Group on a difficult re-supply mission over German-occupied Holland. — oregonlive, "Memorial Day 2020: Remembering 2 Oregon airmen in World War II," 24 May 2020 The bombardier applied a tourniquet and shot him with morphine but the leg could not be saved; it was amputated the next day. — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, "George Nicolau, arbitrator in baseball’s collusion cases, dies at 94," 16 Jan. 2020 Christopher Abbott also secured a nomination for his portrayal of a bombardier desperate to complete his missions in the waning days of the war. — Meredith Blake, chicagotribune.com, "#GlobesSoWhite? In TV categories, HFPA snubs ‘When They See Us,’ ‘Watchmen,’ more," 8 Dec. 2019 Shrapnel peppered his aircraft, fatally injuring the bombardier and nearly severing the navigator’s leg. — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, "Flight of restored B-17 bomber harks back to days when skies were not so blue," 12 Nov. 2019 The bombardier, Grunder said, saved his life by tying a tourniquet. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "Veterans enjoy lunch and donations at Manchester Elks luncheon," 5 Dec. 2019 Charles Woehrle was a bombardier lieutenant with the U.S. Eighth Air Force and one of 10,000 prisoners of war at Stalag Luft III. — Caitlin Anderson, Twin Cities, "Award-winning documentary on St. Paul war prisoner to be screened Veterans Day," 10 Nov. 2019 One display includes the satirical Royal Order of Whale Bangers medal, given to World War II bombardiers who accidentally killed a whale instead of sinking a submarine. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, "Military museums grapple with a mission that’s only getting more complex," 9 Oct. 2019 Once the plane is airborne, the passengers are able to walk through the aircraft to take photos, observe the pilots, crawl into the bombardier position in the nose of the aircraft, and visit the navigator station just below the flight deck. — Steven Goode, courant.com, "7 dead, 7 injured in crash of World War II bomber at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport," 2 Oct. 2019

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“Bombardier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombardier. Accessed 3 Jun. 2020.

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