lombard
see also: Lombard
Noun
Lombard
Pronunciation
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see also: Lombard
Noun
lombard (plural lombards)
- (historical) A Spanish cannon of the 16th century.
- source Albert Manucy, Artillery Through the Ages: A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America, National Park Service, USA, 1949
- As the Pinta's lookout sighted land on the early morn of October 12, 1492, the firing of a lombard carried the news over the moonlit waters to the flagship Santa Maria.
- source Albert Manucy, Artillery Through the Ages: A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America, National Park Service, USA, 1949
Lombard
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlɒmbɑː(ɹ)d/
lombard (plural lombards)
- A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century; a Langobard.
- A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- (rare) A banker or moneylender.
- (obsolete) A Lombard house.
- a Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns
- (military, historical) A form of cannon.
- French: lombard, longobard
- German: Langobarde, Langobardin
- Italian: longobardo
- Portuguese: lombardo, langobardo, longobardo
- Russian: лангоба́рд
- Spanish: lombardo, longobardo
- French: lombard
- German: Lombarde, Lombardin
- Italian: lombardo
- Portuguese: lombardo
- Russian: ломба́рдец
- Spanish: lombardo
- A Romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, see and Lombard language.
- Surname
lombard
- Of or relating to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
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