Trombone
WordNet
noun
(1) A brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
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Etymology
From , from + augmentative suffix .
Noun
- A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
- Jim plays the trombone very well.
- This trombone is very expensive.