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Meanings of bombardier in English

Spanish
bombardero

Crew member of a bomber aircraft responsible for the targeting of aerial bombs.

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bombardero
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Examples for "bomb aimer"
Examples for "bomb aimer"
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His death leaves no pilots and just two surviving veterans of the famous raids, Canadian front gunner Fred Sutherland and British bomb aimer George Johnson.
The Guardian
2
Some 400 of the volunteers were accepted as pilots while the others served as gunners, bomb aimers and wireless operators.
Reuters
Usage of bombardier in English
1
He turned to a bombardier standing at the entrance to the passage.
No Man's Land
2
The key member of the crew was the bombardier, Major John C. Neuhan.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
3
During the siege I served as bombardier, There in St. Angelo.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
4
Most bombardier species generate it by mixing hydroquinone, hydrogen peroxide, and some catalysts.
Wired
5
David Warner, anticipating an imminent promotion, played the bombardier in charge.
The Irish Times
6
The three-man crew consisted of a pilot, bombardier, and rear gunner.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
7
During the second world war I had been a B-29 bombardier and radar operator.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
8
They've got me flying lead bombardier most of the time.'
Catch-22
9
They quickly figured Max was joking, and the bombardier spun round to the No.
The Information Officer
10
Kip Oskamp went into the Air Force (a bombardier, I believe
The Biography of a Rabbit
11
Unfortunately, Joliot-Curie relied on polonium as her atomic bombardier.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
12
The only man of the Royal Artillery I had with me was a bombardier, Walker.
Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812: A Drama; and Other Poems
13
There are hundreds of species of bombardier beetles all over the world, with various defensive mechanisms.
Wired
14
Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never missed.
Catch-22
15
The bombardier can fire these compounds more than 20 consecutive times before running out of ammo.
Wired
16
The bombardier cried out, blinded by metal fragments.
The Wolf’s Hour
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Translations for bombardier
Spanish
bombardero
Bombardier through the time