Falcon vs Bombardier - What's the difference?
falcon | bombardier |
Any bird of the genus Falco , all of which are birds of prey.
A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
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(North America) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
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(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated
* Wikipedia : Bombardier (Bdr) and Lance Bombardier (LBdr or L/Bdr) are British Army ranks used in the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery instead of (respectively) Corporal and Lance Corporal. In the Canadian Forces, the Artillery Branch uses the ranks of Master Bombardier and Bombardier instead of Master Corporal and Corporal.
An artilleryman; a gunner.
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(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
As nouns the difference between falcon and bombardier
is that falcon is falcon while bombardier is (canada) an enclosed passenger vehicle, propelled over snow and ice by caterpillar tracks and steered by skis.falcon
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* (l) (obsolete), (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* (l)Verb
(en verb)- He rode astride while hawking; she falconed in the ladylike position of sidesaddle.