bombardon

Meaning

Noun

A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
A bass instrument of the shawm family
A organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.

Origin

French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

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