Bombardier may refer to:
Armed forces
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Bombardier (rank)
Bombardier () is a military rank that has existed since the 16th century in artillery regiments of various armies, such as in the British Army and the Prussian Army. Traditionally the bombardier tended the vents at the top of breeches, handled th ...
, rank equivalent to corporal used in some artillery corps
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Bombardier (aircrew)
A bombardier or bomb aimer is the crew member of a bomber aircraft responsible for the targeting of aerial bombs. "Bomb aimer" was the preferred term in the military forces of the Commonwealth, while "bombardier" (from the French word for "bo ...
, crew member on a bomber aircraft
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Artillery
Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sie ...
crewman, archaically
Businesses
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Bombardier Inc.
Bombardier Inc. () is a Canadian business jet manufacturer. It was also formerly a manufacturer of commercial jets, public transport vehicles, trains, and recreational vehicles, with the last being spun-off as Bombardier Recreational Prod ...
, a company mainly specializing in air and railway vehicles
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Bombardier Aviation
Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. Its most popular aircraft included the Bombardier Dash 8, Dash 8 Series 400, Bombardier CRJ200, CRJ100/200/440, and Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ700/90 ...
, the aircraft division
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Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industr ...
, the defunct railway equipment division
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Bombardier Recreational Products
BRP Inc. is the holding company for Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., operating as BRP, a Canadian manufacturer of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, side by sides, motorcycles, and personal watercraft. It was founded in 2003, when the R ...
, a manufacturer of snowcats and snowmobiles, part of Bombardier Inc. until 2003
People
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Bombardier Billy Wells
William Thomas Wells, better known as Bombardier Billy Wells (31 August 1889 – 12 June 1967), was an English heavyweight boxer. Fighting under the name "Bombardier Billy Wells", he was British and British Empire Champion from 1911 u ...
, English heavyweight boxer
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Charles Bombardier
Charles Bombardier (born 1974) is a Canadian engineer and angel investor. His concept ideas have been noted in some news publications.
Background
Charles Bombardier was born in Valcourt, Canada. Bombardier's grandfather was Joseph-Armand Bombar ...
(born 1974), Canadian industrial designer and entrepreneur
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Joseph-Armand Bombardier (; April 16, 1907 – February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman who was the founder of Bombardier. His most famous invention was the snowmobile.
Biography
Born in Valcourt, Quebec, Joseph-Armand Bomb ...
(1907–1964), Canadian inventor and businessman, founder of Bombardier Inc.
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Denise Bombardier
Denise Bombardier, (born January 18, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a journalist, essayist, novelist and media personality who worked for the French-language television station Radio-Canada for over 30 years.
Bombardier is noted for her standar ...
(born 1941), Canadian journalist
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Jean-Michel Bombardier
Jean-Michel Bombardier (born August 22, 1970) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Michelle Menzies, he won two national titles and finished in the top ten at three World Championships.
Personal life
Bombardier was born in Montreal, Quebec ...
(born 1970), Canadian skater
Others
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''Bombardier'' (film), a 1943 film about aircrew training, starring Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Eddie Albert
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Bombardier beetle, insect of family Carabidae
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Bombardier Bitter, a beer brewed by Marston's in England
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