Noun: bombardon 'bóm-bu(r),dón or bóm'baa(r)-dun or 'bóm,baa(r)-dun
- A tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
"The marching band's bombardon player struggled with the instrument's weight during long parades";
- helicon
- A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
"The musician played a haunting melody on the bombardon";
- bombard
Derived forms: bombardons
Type of: bass, bass horn, shawm, sousaphone, tuba
Encyclopedia: Bombardon