Bombardier

See also: bombardier

English

Pronunciation

  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /bɑmˈbɑɹdiˌeɪ/, /bɑmbɑɹdiˈeɪ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɒmˈbɑːdiˌeɪ/
  • Hyphenation: Bom‧bar‧dier

Etymology 1

From French Bombardier.

Proper noun

Bombardier (plural Bombardiers)

  1. A surname from French.
Translations

Etymology 2

Company founded in Valcourt, Quebec, in 1941; from family name of founder Joseph-Armand Bombardier.

Noun

Bombardier (plural Bombardiers)

  1. (Canada) An enclosed passenger vehicle, propelled over snow and ice by caterpillar tracks and steered by skis, whose actual original product name was Auto-Neige™/Snowmobile™, made by Bombardier Ltée.

French

Proper noun

Bombardier m or f

  1. a surname, Bombardier

Descendants

  • English: Bombardier
  • Chinese: 邦巴爾迪耶 / 邦巴尔迪耶 (Bāngbā'ěrdíyē) (transliteration)