DCHP-2

bombardier ((2)) Bombardier, < Armand Bombardier of Valcourt, Quebec, the inventor DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — dated, proprietary, Transportation, Outdoors

  a vehicle used for travelling over snow and ice, equipped with caterpillar tracks at the rear and set of skis at the front (see Image 1 for an older model, Image 2 for the modern type).

  Type: 1. Origin — Businessman and inventor Armand Bombardier, of Valcourt, Quebec, invented a tracked vehicle that ran on skis over snow in 1937. This machine and subsequent models were often called bombardiers after him. Since Bombardier launched his transportation company in 1942, the company has developed many models, most notably the Ski-Doo in 1959. The Ski-doo became popular particularly in northern Canada, replacing dog teams (see Image 2). The term (in the phrase 'bombardier snowmobile') is nearly exclusive to Canada (see Chart 1).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "bombardier", which is marked "Cdn", ITP Nelson, s.v. "Bombardier", and Gage-5, s.v. "Bombardier", which is marked "Cdn. Trademark".

  See also: skidoo  skimobile  snowmobile (meaning 1)  

  • Today's preferred terms are snowmobile or skidoo, rendering bombardier dated (see, e.g., the 2014 quotation).